to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to support each other; to support one another
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
long time; long interval; for quite some time
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
successive generations; successive emperors
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)