next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
former girlfriend; ex-girlfriend
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
furious facial expression
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to change (one's clothes)
minimum; at the very least
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty