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 turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the art of giving a brief glimpse (of skin, underwear, etc.)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
belief; faith; conviction
to happen to have on hand or in stock
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
very much; very many; more and more
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
all present; all concerned; all of us
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
very young; little; childish; immature
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
embodying; expressing concretely
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
elementary; basic; rudimentary
levitation; floating on air; airborne (e.g. bacteria); aero-
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers