things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
for this very reason; that is exactly why
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
stepwise; one step at a time
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to move forward; to move on
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
congratulation; celebration
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
retrieving balls (during a practice session; in tennis, baseball, etc.); acting as ball boy; ball boy; player (in a tennis club, etc.) assigned the role of ball boy
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence