innumerable; countless; numberless
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
entry (event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (blog, database, etc.); post
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
overall victory; championship
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
stationery store; stationery shop; stationer's
during; for the duration of
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
imitation; similar article; similar goods
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
another thing; exception; special case
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
great laughter; burst of laughter
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend