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
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
door; gate; opening; title page
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
self-consciousness; self-awareness
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be surprised; to be astonished
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
such; like that; that sort of; very
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beginning; outset; first; onset