Translation guide
The concept of meeting and parting, often expressed in Japanese through set phrases, poetic expressions, or verbs for coming together and separating.
meeting and parting
Life is a series of meetings and partings.
A more literal, explanatory phrase: 'the act of meeting and the act of parting'. Less poetic, more descriptive.
Everyone experiences meeting and parting.
A literary, formal expression. '邂逅' means chance meeting, '別離' means separation. Used in poetry or dramatic writing.
Through repeated chance meetings and separations, people grow.
Describing the specific actions of meeting and then parting with someone.
Expressing the emotional aspect of meeting and then having to part, often with a sense of melancholy.
'出会い' (deai) often implies a more significant or fateful meeting, while '会う' (au) is the general verb for meeting. For the concept of meeting and parting, '出会いと別れ' is the most natural set phrase.
I met a wonderful person on my trip and then we parted.
A Zen concept often used in tea ceremony: 'one time, one meeting'. Emphasizes treasuring each encounter because it may never happen again.
With the spirit of 'one time, one meeting,' I cherish every daily encounter.