sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to become insensitive; to become less perceptive; to lose one's touch; to get out of practice
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
eternal; unlimited; endless
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
beheading followed by mounting of the head on a pike in front of the prison (Edo period)
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
science and technology; scientific technique
to blow off; to be blown off
clerk; office worker; kulak
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
weak child; frail child; gangly child
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to draw the line; to set a boundary; to make a clear distinction
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through