last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
massing (of troops); gathering
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
invitation; introduction; temptation
clearly; distinctly; vividly
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
like button (social media)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
silence; stillness; quietness
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up