science fiction; sci-fi; SF
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
step; stride; counter for steps
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
electric appliance store; electrician
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
genuine article; real thing; real deal