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
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
wandering; rambling; roaming
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
festival; feast; carnival
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
every time; whenever; as; whether; in (either case)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
if it is the case that ...
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
paper store; paper merchant; paper seller; papermaking; papermaker
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to come and go; to go back and forth
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
together; mutually; fellow
smouldering fire; smoldering fire; embers
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
power; might; authority; influence
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass