all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
story; tale; talk; discussion
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
very much; very many; more and more
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to mix; to stir; to blend
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence