without; but if; otherwise; or else
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to rush over; to run up to
so; like this; in this way
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
acquisition of a qualification
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
different culture; foreign culture
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)