to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to look forward to something
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
several people; a few people
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
along the road; along the way
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to be found; to be discovered
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
snow scene; snowscape; snowy landscape
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
instead; but (on the other hand)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
school district; school area
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
odds and ends; all; every
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
luckily; blessedly; fortunately