Lesson 1

年ぶり

(exp) after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

土曜日

(n,adv) Saturday

重なる

(1) (v5r,vi) to be piled up; to lie on top of one another

(2) (v5r,vi) to come one after another; to happen over and over; to pile up (e.g. stress); to accumulate

(3) (v5r,vi) to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time; to happen simultaneously

今年

(n,adv) this year

池袋

(place, surname) Ikebukuro

大規模

(adj-na,n) large-scale

盛り上がる

(1) (v5r,vi) to swell; to rise; to bulge; to be piled up

(2) (v5r,vi) to rouse; to get excited

見る

(1) (v1,vt) to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe

(2) (v1,vt) to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge

(3) (v1,vt) to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on

(4) (v1,vt) to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)

(5) (aux-v,v1) (uk) to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)

(6) (aux-v,v1) (uk) to see (that) ...; to find (that) ... (as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)

ハロウィン

(n) Halloween

コスプレ

(n) cosplay (dressing up as a character from an anime, manga, video game, etc.) (abbr. of コスチュームプレー)

イベント

(n) event

１週間

(n) one week

再会

(n,vs,vi) meeting again; reunion

愛犬

(1) (n) pet dog; beloved dog

(2) (n) love of dogs; fondness for dogs

飼い主

(n) (pet) owner; keeper

泣く

(1) (v5k,vi) to cry; to shed tears; to weep; to sob

(2) (v5k,vi) to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to face hardship (usu. as ...に泣く)

(3) (v5k,vi) to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly; to make sacrifices

(4) (v5k,vi) to be not worth the name; to suffer (of a reputation); to be spoiled; to be put to shame

(5) (v5k,vt) to lament; to bemoan; to bewail

姿

(1) (n) figure; form; shape

(2) (n) appearance; dress; guise

(3) (n) state; condition; picture; image

(4) (n) form (of a waka)

(5) (n-suf) dressed in ...; wearing ...

今

(1) (n,adj-no,adv) now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately

(2) (adv) another; more

考える

(1) (v1,vt) to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)

(2) (v1,vt) to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration

(3) (v1,vt) to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect

(4) (v1,vt) to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan

(5) (v1,vt) to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine

(6) (v1,vt) to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise

(7) (v1,vt) to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view

程 [ほど]

(1) (n,adv) (uk) extent; degree; measure

(2) (n) (uk) limit; bounds

(3) (n) (uk) (span of) time

(4) (n) (uk) (a) distance

(5) (n) (uk) the state of; the status of; the condition of (as 〜のほど)

(6) (prt) (uk) about; around; approximately; or so

(7) (prt) (uk) as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...

(8) (prt) (uk) the more ... the more ... (oft. as 〜ば...ほど)

立派

(1) (adj-na) splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; impressive

(2) (adj-na) praiseworthy; creditable; worthy

(3) (adj-na) legal; legitimate; lawful

(4) (adj-na) undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid

生活

(1) (n,vs,vi) life; living

(2) (n) livelihood; (one's) living