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
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
killing three birds with one stone
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
expression; look; countenance; face
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
after that; afterwards; thereafter
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
the opposite direction; the other way
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to look displeased; (lit.) to flare one's nostrils
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
no!; no no!; no, not at all
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
social; societal; societary
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
be (that) as it may; having said that
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)