rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
department store; department
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
stage show featuring superhero characters from tokusatsu films and TV series
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
anything and everything; just about everything
to correct oneself; to restate
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
promoting; increase; advance
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
settlement; solution; resolution
method of treatment; cure; remedy
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
by reading books you can count the wise philosophers of the past as friends
using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage