to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
no loss or gain; coming out even
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
sense of values; values; value system
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
in the same way as; just like
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
ultimate; final; last; eventual
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel