training; drill; practice; discipline
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
around the world; throughout the world
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
failure story; horror story
by means of; due to; because of; according to
special training; intensive training; crash course
interval; break; pause; spare moment
many; numerous; various; large number of
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
tradition; legend; folklore
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make a speech; to address
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
danger; peril; hazard; risk
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
charming; fascinating; attractive
very young; little; childish; immature
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious