meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
without trouble; easily; readily
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
to become very angry; to become furious; to fly into a rage
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
several years; a few years
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
steamship; steamboat; steamer
large amount of money; great cost
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
no, not like that (but like this)
everything; anything; nothing
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right