first meeting; first interview with
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
one's own style; self-taught manner
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
gushing out (e.g. sweat or blood); flowing profusely; thump-thump; bang-bang; sound of hoofbeats
way; method; means; resource; course
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
professor; teaching; instruction
due form; official; formality
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
with a friendly grin; smilingly
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
room detached from main house
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit