holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
trip abroad; overseas travel
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 come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
please (give me); please (do for me)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this and that; one thing or another
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of