exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
original song; original melody
tune (melody, piece of music)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
to soak into; to permeate
relatively; comparatively
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
danger; peril; hazard; risk
the same generation; coeval
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to accord someone every courtesy
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
like this; in this way; as you see
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
association; society; organization; organisation
new adult (in Japan, 20-year-old who has their coming-of-age ceremony within that year)
printing type; movable type; printed text; print