socks; sock; stockings; stocking
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
tourist resort; holiday resort
moderate; proper; just right
moment by moment; hour by hour
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
start of work; commencement; opening
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
shopping area within a train station
UNIQLO (Japanese clothing retailer)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to have sexual intercourse
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
suddenly; all of a sudden
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope