well; in good health; safe; free from accident
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
reopening; resumption; restarting
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
postwar period; period after Second World War
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to repeat; to do over again
then; and (then); in that case; if so
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
time and time again; many times; a number of times
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history