meeting; facing; confronting
like this; this sort; this way
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to compress; to shrink; to shorten; to become simpler; to be summarized; to become brief
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
have to do; must; should; ought to
to have meaning; to be meaningful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to make something be done in time
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
for example; for instance; e.g.
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
custom; habit; customary practice
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
of course; certainly; naturally
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
un-; non-; bad ...; poor ...
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)