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
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
area including Nagoya and Kobe
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
brand-new article; new item
being somewhat excited (agitated)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to take a breath; to take a short rest
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
at once; immediately; right now
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up