meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
acquaintance; appreciative friend
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
party; gang; company; squad
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
short pause; short interval
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
in the background; not standing out
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning