chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to say; to be called; to do
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
bet; wager; stake; gamble
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
real thing; original; actual
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
trivial; not amounting to much
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
being startled; getting a shock
natural; intrinsic; from birth
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself