to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
this occasion; at this time; now
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
travelling alone; solitary journey
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
if you are free; if you have time to spare; if not otherwise engaged
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
falling in love; attachment
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin