guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
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
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
bringing; taking; carrying
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
good humour (humor); good mood
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
regular time; stated period
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
man; male; masculine gender
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman