opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
surroundings; environs; circumference
praise; extolment; extollment
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
haberdashery; sundries store
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
hedge; fence; border; limit
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still