revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
one's physical safety; personal security
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
with a whack; with a smack; (answering a question) directly; definitively
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to boil; to heat (a liquid); to prepare (a bath, hot drink); to excite; to rouse; to stir
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
no!; no no!; no, not at all
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to like; to love; to be fond of
something like ...; something called ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
both (people); the two of them
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity