proposal; proposition; suggestion
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
living; lifestyle; living room
to change (one's clothes)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
to make merry; to be festive
to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to get strong; to gain strength
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
hey there; I say; see here
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but