leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
have a good day; take care; see you
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
in comparison to; rather than
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
almost; roughly; approximately
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
moisture; humidity; dampness
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
walking around at night; night travel; night train
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way