apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
food; food products; foodstuffs
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
packing; crating; packaging
to pant; to gasp; to be short of breath; to be excited
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
health management; health maintenance; health care
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
rustling; refreshing; clearly
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sunlight filtering through trees
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
good humour (humor); good mood
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
some people; a few people; several people