to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
after a long time; for the first time in a while
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
alone; by oneself; on one's own
serious; severe; grave; acute
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
cold district; northern district
supply; provision; raising; procurement
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
number one; first; best; most; game; round
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery