to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
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
shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)
number of articles; quantity
to eat too much; to overeat
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
cake served with tea; teacake
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
other side; opposite side; other party
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
face with no make-up; sobriety
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry