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► 名詞
贈り物  [おくりもの]    meaning:  gift  rank: 1
☆ に贈り物がある ⇨ I have a gift for you

景品  [けいひん]    meaning:  gift  rank: 3
☆ 調査参加してさったには景品があります ⇨ There are (thank you) gifts for those who participate in the survey

差し入れ  [さしいれ]    meaning:  gift  rank: 3
☆ 囚人差入れは出来ない ⇨ You cannot give gifts to inmates
☆ 社長からの差入れ ⇨ Thank you gifts, food, from the CEO  (☛ Bring and give something, especially food, to people who are working often overtime)

土産  [みやげ]    meaning:  gift  rank: 3
☆ は手土産にワイン持ってきた (てみやげ) ⇨ He brought some wine as a return gift (for an invitation)
☆ おさんが出張の御土産を買ってきた (おみやげ) ⇨ Dad brought some local food from his business trip  (☛ Something you bring back from a trip, especially special loca food)

恵み  [めぐみ]  [御恵み]    meaning:  gift  rank: 3
☆ あんたからの御恵みなんからない ⇨ I don’t need your handouts

  [こころざし]  [polite]    meaning:  gift  rank: 4
☆ これはほんの志しです ⇨ This is just a small token of my gratitude

歳暮  [せいぼ]  [御歳暮]    meaning:  gift  rank: 4
☆ 取引先に御歳暮を送った (おせいぼ) ⇨ He sent out year-end gifts to his business partners

粗品  [そしな]    meaning:  gift  rank: 4
☆ 粗品を御受取り下さい ⇨ Please accept our token of gratitude  (☛ Literally “insignificant item”. A self-deprecating term for a gift)

施し物  [ほどこしもの]    meaning:  gift  rank: 4
☆ は施し物で生活している ⇨ He is living on handouts

貰い物  [もらいもの]    meaning:  gift  rank: 4
☆ にあるタオルてもらい物だ ⇨ All the towels at my home are gifts or freebies

► 形容動詞
手ぶら  [てぶら]    meaning:  gift  rank: 3
☆ 食事招待されて手ぶらでくのは失礼だ ⇨ It is against the manners to go without bringing something in return when invited to a dinner  (☛ Literally “empty handed”)