to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to speak; to hear a voice
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
time limit; time restriction
it seems so; that's what it looks like
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
third time lucky; third time's the charm
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
confections; sweets; candy; cake
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
potato chips; potato crisps
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement