sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
man; male; masculine gender
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
everything; anything; nothing
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
one's post; place of work; workplace
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
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)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
bento; Japanese box lunch
living; lifestyle; living room
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
finish; completion; the end
change; alteration; modification
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
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)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
unexpected meeting; coincidence
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank