to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
junior high school student; middle school pupil
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
custom; made or built to order; customs (government agency)
facsimile edition; reprint
1,000,000; one million; million; many
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
bet; wager; stake; gamble
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)