to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
placing three fingers of each hand on the floor (while bowing respectfully); (lit.) three fingers (specifically the thumb, index finger and middle finger)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
scarlet; crimson; cardinal red
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
base; basis; basis (linear algebra); base (topology); basis
confluence (of rivers); junction (of rivers, roads, etc.); meeting point
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
honour; honor; glory; privilege
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
Rhizopogon rubescens (species of edible mushroom)
many; much; plenty; hardly
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to call in; to invite; to bring in
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
awareness; realization; noticing
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
well versed; thorough knowledge
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit