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
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
fastidiousness; enthusiasm for one thing; meticulousness; susceptibility for a stiffening of the shoulders
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
piece of evidence; evidence
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to view the past with nostalgia
face; looks; vestiges; trace
wherein; therein; thereinto
rain and wind; driving rain
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to polish up; to shine up
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
separate; scattered; apart
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
the way back; the way home; return trip
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
first thing in the morning
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
arrest; apprehension; capture
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of