to abandon;  to fail;  to desert;  to forsake
 number one;  first;  best;  most;  game;  round
 to bear a grudge against;  to resent;  to blame;  to curse;  to feel bitter towards
 year by year;  annually;  every year;  from year to year
 to gather (attract, receive) attention;  to have a high profile;  to gain prominence;  to become popular
 turning point;  critical juncture;  knot (in a tree, etc.)
 year;  age;  years;  past one's prime;  old age
 to go out to meet;  to receive;  to welcome;  to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family);  to call for;  to summon
 to be able (to);  to be possible (to)
 lovely;  wonderful;  nice;  great;  fantastic;  superb
 married couple;  husband and wife;  man and wife;  his and hers;  pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
 at once;  immediately;  without delay;  promptly
 this year;  this fiscal year;  this school year
 husband and wife;  married couple
 busy;  occupied;  hectic;  restless;  hurried;  fidgety
 inside;  interior;  among;  within;  middle;  center;  during
 to gather;  to collect;  to assemble
 to receive;  to get;  to eat;  to drink;  to be crowned with;  to wear (on one's head)
 each time;  every time;  whenever (something happens);  on the occasion of
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 feeling;  sensation;  preparedness;  readiness;  thought;  sentiment
 to continue to hold;  to hold on to (for a long period);  to maintain;  to keep
 carrying (on one's person or in the hand);  mobile phone;  cell phone
 to cut;  to cut through;  to sever (connections, ties);  to turn off (e.g. the light);  to terminate (e.g. a conversation);  to hang up (the phone);  to punch (a ticket)
 single word;  a few words;  brief comment
 because ...;  for ...;  the reason being ...;  as for ...;  when it comes to ...;  regarding ...
 truth;  reality;  proper;  right;  genuine;  authentic
 a family;  a household;  (one's own) style;  school;  gang;  (yakuza) family
 disappearance;  running away;  going missing;  absconding
 article;  news story;  report;  account
 like;  similar to;  (I) think (that);  (I) have a feeling (that);  feels like;  feels similar to
 assistant (esp. in show business or sumo);  attendant;  chaperon
 voice;  singing (of a bird);  chirping (of an insect);  voice;  opinion (as expressed in words);  sound;  sense (of something's arrival)