to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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 board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
present (brought by a visitor); gift
confections; sweets; candy; cake
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
woman; female; feminine gender
shopping; purchased goods
man; male; masculine gender
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is I who should say so
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
less than ...; smaller ...
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing