to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
first meeting; first interview with
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
technique; art; skill; move
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
biological older sister; real elder sister
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
two colours; two varieties; two types
the last moment; the very end
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to fall onto; to happen; to befall