to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
historic; historical; traditional
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
genius; prodigy; natural gift
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
failing to practice what one preaches
(fig.) the shoemaker's children go barefoot; (lit.) the dyer wears white; specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to do for (the sake of someone else)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light