to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
school building; schoolhouse
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
homeroom; form room; form class
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
preparations for returning (home)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
as usual; as is one's habit
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to relapse; to reassert; to review
passing through without stopping; passing by
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
in name but not in reality
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
soft serve ice cream (icecream)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
retail store; retail shop
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular