taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to add (to); to add on; to append
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to recover consciousness; to come to
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
to sell off; to sell completely
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
since then; from that time; ever since
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
witnessing; observing; sighting
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
sharp-eyed; keen-eyed; easily awakened
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to stare back at; to look back at
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to ask; to enquire; to query
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...