both (people); the two of them
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
one's long-cherished desire
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
fate; destiny; predestination
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
spider's thread; spider silk
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter