pleased to make your acquaintance
aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
influence (on someone); inspiration
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
totally willing; fully motivated
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
that is to say; so that means
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
way of talking; speaking style
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to suture a wound; to sew up a wound
small festival on the eve of the main festival (esp. of the Gion festival)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to perceive; to understand
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
very much; very many; more and more