kickoff party; rally; pep party
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to say no more; to sink into silence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
free time; time at leisure
to accept; to receive; to agree
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
means of transportation; transportation system; way of getting around
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
as you see; as you can see
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
dwelling; house; residence; address
as far as the eye can see
to be conspicuous; to stand out
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
same; similar; (just) like; equal
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but