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
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
two persons; two people; pair; couple
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
by myself; in person; by oneself
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
what time; (lit.) which hour
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
bedside; near one's pillow
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
scenery; scene; landscape
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
next; following; subsequent; stage; station