three; three years of age
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
serious; not joking; straight
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
though; notwithstanding; although
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
choices; alternatives; options
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
jungle gym; monkey bars; climbing frame
play equipment; playground equipment
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
hey there; I say; see here
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game