collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
quarrel; dispute; argument
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to care for someone; to look after someone
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
another school; other schools
partly open; in half bloom
many; much; plenty; hardly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
worldly desires; materialistic desires
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
period of time; time slot; time zone
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
commuting to school; school commute
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
personal; individual; private
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
final; eventual; ultimate