the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
remaining heat; remaining warmth; residual public excitement; commotion; lingering enthusiasm; lingering fervor
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
but; however; although; though
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
within; inside of; less than
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
Japanese film; Japanese painting
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
adherence (to one's beliefs); persistence; sticking to one's guns; standing one's ground
praise; glorification; extolment
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
quarrel; dispute; argument
unseasonable; out-of-season
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
very shy person; bashful person
for the first time in one's life
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis