to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
delay; putting off; procrastination
climax; peak; zenith; apex
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
preservation; retainment; keeping
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
abundant harvest; bumper crop
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
all over the island; throughout the island; on the island
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to telephone; to make a phone call
it's been a long time; long time no see
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
connection; link; relationship
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)