war; fighting; fierce competition
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
splish-splash; with a splash
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
cease-fire; truce; armistice
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
no!; no no!; no, not at all
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
setting a place; setting the table
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
how; in what way; by what means
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits