battle of wits; contest of wits
a step; short distance; short time
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
had better ...; may as well ...
secret; private; surreptitious
clone; kroon (former currency of Estonia)
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything