to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
heat of the day; hottest part of the day
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
technical term; terminology; nomenclature
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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.)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life
pleasant chat; talking amiably; laughing over (something); funny story
to lean against; to set against
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish