to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
authenticity; credibility
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
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
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
general idea; concept; notion
extinction; annihilation; destruction
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
live decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)