group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
several years; a few years
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
great difference; big difference; wide margin
answering machine; answerphone
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
cushion to soften the blow; something that cushions the blow
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
halo; hello; hallo; harrow