to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
reality; actuality; hard fact
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
megalopolis; megacity; supercity
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
individualism; egoism; selfishness
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
execution; carrying out; execution; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
various places; several sources
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
carbonization; carbonisation
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
falling apart while cooking
thickly; stickily; viscously
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
form; shape; figure; morph
finished product; finished goods; completed article
holiday; vacation; day off; time off; leave; furlough