enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
national; founded and run by the central government
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
sullenly; discontentedly; silently (in a bad mood); grumpily; with hurt feelings
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
housing district; residential district
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
tag (children's game); tig
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
3000; three thousand; many
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
nod; inclination of the head
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)