grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
leaving; quitting; retiring
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
every person; every mouth; every entrance
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
every year; yearly; annually
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
camping; campground; making camp
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
frequenting; staying around
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement