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 follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
for example; for instance; e.g.
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
discovery; detection; finding
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
that's the way it is; such is life
this, that and the other; this and that
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
unanticipated; unexpected
and yet; though; when; in spite of
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
at once; immediately; right now
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)