obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
moment by moment; hour by hour
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
physical education; PE; gym (class)
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
immediately; right away; on the spot
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to carry around; to carry on one's person
with a start; with a jump
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
un-Japanese in appearance or character
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study