opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
every day and every night
shriek of delight; cry of joy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
nape (of the neck); nucha
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
fresh verdure; new green leaves
sunlight; rays of the Sun