back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
banquet or reception hall
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
everything; anything; nothing
in that way; thus; so; so?
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend