one's own child; one's own children
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
as far as the eye can see
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to be conspicuous; to stand out
instant; moment; for an instant
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions
to mark the end; to spell the end
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
society; public; community; social studies
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to collect; to assemble; to gather
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to discuss; to talk together
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
important person; strategic person; key figure