meeting; happening across
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
transport; freight; shipping
set meal; special (of the day)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
optimism; taking an optimistic view
old body; aged person; elderly person
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
to hide; to conceal oneself
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
folding into four; quarto
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
black ground; black cloth
in name only; titular; nominal
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to begin to walk; to set out
to get late; to advance; to wear on
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
old age; old person; the old; the aged