finish; completion; the end
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
to show up; to appear; to turn up
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
close; intimate; on good terms
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
right beside; close to; nearby
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to slim down; to lose weight
store; reserve; stock; savings
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
light blue; pale blue; aqua
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
thick wakame leaves, from near the stalk
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae