something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
long holiday (esp. Golden Week in late April and early May)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
longed-for; anxiously awaited
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
every year; yearly; annually
how; in what way; by what means
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross