to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
indicate reason; infers some protest
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
sincere; earnest; serious
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
rather; sooner; preferably
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
expressing one's mind; speaking out
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into