letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
close; intimate; on good terms
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
programme; program; plans; arrangements
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
something; some kind of; for some reason
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
failure; mistake; blunder
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
world; society; people; the public