going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
light; right; right field; right fielder
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
less than ...; smaller ...
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
the passage of electric current
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
being clearheaded; having a keen (sharp, brilliant) mind
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
keep on (doing); (doing) the whole time; (doing) all the time; (doing) all the way; (doing) non-stop
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive (e.g. a blow)