to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
close; intimate; on good terms
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
twice; again; second time
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
materials; data; document
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
regular customer; valued client
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to employ; to hire; to charter
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to gather; to collect; to assemble
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
something like ...; something called ...
superintendent; supervisor; warden
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)