new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
talking about memories; reminiscences
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
word for word; verbatim; literally
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing