exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
opposite side; other side
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
clinic; medical office; infirmary
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
fate; chance; relationship; tie
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
presence; sitting with; being with
that; the matter in question
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
condition; state (of health); appearance
topic of discussion; agenda
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
stomach acid; gastric acid
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
memory; sense; experience
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
episode; anecdote; vignette
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
ago; since; before; previous
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)