about when; about what time; how soon
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
attendance; presence; appearance
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
clear; precise; definite; distinct
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
using as an intermediary; through
connection; link; relationship
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
forcibly; against one's will
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
adds force or indicates command
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
hard (life); tough (world)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
close; intimate; on good terms
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement