first meeting; first interview with
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to palm off; to force a sale
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
catch crop; intercropping
to stare back (at); to glare back
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
insight; power of observation
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
subordinate position; lower position
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
I told you so; you see that?
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
glossy black hair (young woman); raven black hair
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
gushing; overflowing; everlasting; unfailing; endless
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects