fate; destiny; predestination
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to accompany; to go with; to go together
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
(together) with; -wide; including
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
otherwise; or else; if not
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to finish reading; to read through
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
grasp; catch; understanding
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
threatening letter; intimidating letter
reinforcement; strengthening
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
not necessarily so; is not always true
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)