destined; predestined; fated; fateful
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
covered in mud; mud-caked
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
changing clothes; change of clothes
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
loveable; very likeable; like very much
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lottery; tombola; drawing
particularly; only; in the case of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)