for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
troops; group members; team members
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
in this way; thus; such; uh...
determination; resolution
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that