happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
an assortment; combination
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
on hand; readily available
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
dress coordination; costume coordination; fitting session; costume fitting
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
occlusion; bite; engaging or meshing (of gears)
combination of foods (usu. that do not go well together); dovetailing; fitting together
kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian-period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
color matching; colour matching
mixed miso (e.g. white and red)
matching; checking; comparison (of data)
looking at each other; postponement; suspension; interruption
(turn of) fortune; fate; luck; chance
taking multiple medications; taking medicine and certain foods together or in close proximity (which should be avoided)
women's obi with a different colour on each side; facing each other; being opposite; (arch.) informing each other; (arch.) coming to terms with one another
hana-awase (type of hanafuda game); any hanafuda game involving matching cards from one's hand with cards of the same suit in the field (such as hachi-hachi, koi-koi); flower-comparing contest (Heian period)
picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase
something joined together
fitting things back to back; agreement of minds
matching surface; mating face
mono-awase; Heian period poetry, paintings, etc. comparison game
even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate
neawase; Heian-period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
matching the number of people; balancing the number of participants; making up the numbers