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
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
how many months?; how long?
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to shade an account; to add something extra
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
news; word; tidings; omen
heather (plant); heath; heath; heathland
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda