meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to breathe out; to exhale
first meeting; first interview with
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
(sudden, heavy) shower (on a summer afternoon or evening); evening shower
height (of a person); stature
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)