to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
script; screenplay; scenario
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
immortal; undying; indestructible
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
very; greatly; exceedingly
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
father; dad; husband; you; he
change of occupation; career change
company housing; housing provided by one's company
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
family vacation; family trip
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to get back together (with a former partner)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error