meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
intimacy; affection; familiarity
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
feeling; sense; impression
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
attendant; valet; servant; follower
polite; respectful; reverent
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
trivial; not amounting to much
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to be entwined; to be involved
(made of) stone; stone-built
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
treasure chest; strongbox
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful