to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
in the meanwhile; during the time
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to mix; to blend; to combine
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to attract interest; to capture attention
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
after a long time; for the first time in a while
at the bedside where one dreams
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to pass (of time); to elapse
present; gift; to give a present or gift