to happen to meet; to come across
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
street at night; making a night journey
until now; so far; up to the present
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
comparatively; relatively
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
just now; right now; at this moment
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
participation; joining; entry; adherence