to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
talk; dialogue; conversation
to sit down; to take a seat
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
personal appearance; character; personality
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to read smoothly; to skim
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
being very busy; busyness
another's parent; another's parents
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
Island; insula; island; islet
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung
double-lined fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma); Taiwan (nickname); Takasago (classic noh play by Zeami)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to bawl; to cry; to scream
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown