meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
menu; schedule; program; menu
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
quality (of a product or a service)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
guaranteed; authentic; certified
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
hot spring district (within a town)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
bygones; the past; past event
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
hegemony; leadership; initiative
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to pass (of time); to elapse
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
calamity; disaster; accident
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name