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
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
victim; injured party; sufferer
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
hard to reach place; remote place
to commit a crime; to do evil
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
emergency case; person that has suddenly taken ill
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
surname; family name; last name
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
visit (from someone); call
to step forward; to take a step forward
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)