match; game; bout; contest
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
several years; a few years
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
adds force or indicates command
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
at least; at most; (even) just
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
pressure; oppression; suppression
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to gain fame; to make one's name
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
in history; ever; historical
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)