meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
in that way; like that; that way
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to flare up; to fly into a rage
explosion; rupture; break off
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to complain; to make a complaint
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
snack; light meal; snack bar (usu. an establishment that serves alcohol); snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
all night; throughout the night
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to mix; to stir; to blend
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
one more time; once more; once again
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?