creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
keep up your strength; chin up!
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
almost every day; almost daily
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
close; intimate; on good terms
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
living; lifestyle; living room
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly