to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
mounted bandit (esp. in north-east China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
to arrive home; to return
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
shoji (paper sliding door)
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
horsepower; hp; energy; vitality; horse-drawn cart
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
one's figure during sleep
variation in color (colour); having a different color
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
introductory text; introductory essay
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to be rustic; to be countrified; to have a rural feel
to keep (a person) waiting
(appearing, occurring) one after another