ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
now that you say that; now that you mention it
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to cut; to slit; to slash
utmost limits; extremity; limit
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
open one's eyes wide; with eyes open like saucers
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
empirical; from experience
to be discouraged; to shrink from
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related