reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
first meeting; first interview with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
preservation; retainment; keeping
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
high tide; high water; full tide
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
discrimination; discernment; identification
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
landing; alighting; touch down
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
un-; non-; negative prefix
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language