descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
story; tale; talk; discussion
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
difficult to ...; hard to ...
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
devoted; self-sacrificing
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to make merry; to be festive
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to throw open; to leave open
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe