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
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
matcha; powdered green tea
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
insertion; incorporation; infixing
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to get between; to be caught in
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
continuation; succession; series
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly