fate; chance; relationship; tie
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
production (e.g. play); direction
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
in that manner; like that
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this (very thing); this precisely
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
attendance; presence; appearance
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
moderate; proper; just right
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
offence; offense; hindrance