standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
being very busy; busyness
official business; public business
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
in person; personally; directly
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose