as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
centre of attention; center of attention
notice; attention; observation
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
scrunchie; scrunchy; hair tie covered in fabric
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
rather than; more ... than ...
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to be conspicuous; to stand out
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
I see; that's right; indeed
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
simply; merely; only; solely
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
meanwhile; in the meantime