vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
environment; circumstance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
present (brought by a visitor); gift
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
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
woman; female; feminine gender
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
woman; lady; adult female
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
central stalk of a dried rice plant
millionaire; one's superior; one's elder; (arch.) virtuous and gentle person; (arch.) female owner of a whorehouse in a post town; (arch.) chief of a post town
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
staying the night; lodging (at)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
scenery; scene; landscape
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
urban areas; the streets; town; city
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to run a shop; to have a shop
real estate agent; realtor
articles; supplies; parts