to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
place; situation; position; location
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
memory; ability to remember
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
hearsay; learning by hearsay
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to do over; to remake; to resume
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
manly; masculine; like a man
those (near the second person)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
absolutely; positively; decidedly
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
living by oneself; living alone