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 cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
piece; fragment; one (object)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to throw into; to toss into
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
had better ...; had better not ...
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
being left out; being ostracized
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out