water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
favorite; favourite; habitually used
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
useless; worthless; absurd; baloney
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to push aside; to push one's way through
interior; inside; internal
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
danger; peril; hazard; risk
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
coin toss; coin flipping; toss of a coin
guess; conjecture; surmise
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic