(direct) hit; hitting the mark
along the river; riverside
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
autumn breeze; fall breeze
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
on the road; side of the road; roadside
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
the exact opposite concept (idea); the antithesis
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to be born; to come into the world
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to add (to); to add on; to append
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to say; to tell; to state; to do
in this manner; in this way; like this
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn