both (people); the two of them
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
conversely; on the contrary
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
community-based; local-based
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
affable; sociable; friendly
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
pre-war days; before the war
superior; excellent; fine
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to