thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
charge-free; free of charge
to yield to temptation; to succumb
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
tendency; trend; inclination
cartoon-character costume
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
work clothes; business suit
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
Christmas Eve; holy night
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
shiatsu; acupressure; form of Japanese finger-pressure therapy
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area