to face; to confront; to be opposite to
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
in the future; another day; later
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to spit out; to eject; to dump
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
rebellious phase; rebellious age
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
that is to say; so that means
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
scenery; scene; landscape
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)