joint struggle; common (united) front
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
choice; selection; option
single punch; one-punch attack
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
to walk in on; to tread upon
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
image change; changing one's image; makeover
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
movie; film; motion picture
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
personal history; background; career
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp