stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
site; point on a map; spot
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
had better ...; had better not ...
timewise; temporal; chronal
mental; spiritual; emotional
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
sports ground; sports oval
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
carving; engraving; sculpture
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
play equipment; playground equipment
innumerable; countless; numberless
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
how many years; how long; what year
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
and then; and so; and; so then
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
close; intimate; on good terms
in the prefecture; prefectural
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)