one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
moment; brief space of time
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to face; to go towards; to head towards
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
government service; official position; civil service
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to follow another's example
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
night attack; nocturnal assault
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation