association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
shellfish; seashell; shell
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
next generation; future generation
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
terrain; geographical features; topography
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
fast walking; semi-jogging
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket