(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
story; tale; talk; discussion
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
to rain incessantly; to downpour
meteor; shooting star; falling star
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
two persons; two people; pair; couple
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
... years old; age (of) ...
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
memory; sense; experience
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the way back; the way home; return trip
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
both; both sides; both parties
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge