to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
championship; title (of champion)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
sweet and sour; bittersweet
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
of course; certainly; naturally
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
please (give me); please (do for me)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman