cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
as you see; as you can see
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
condensed milk; Soviet Union
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
steady; firm; solid; secure
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
stealthily; secretly; in secret
incident; affair; happening; event
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
progress; advance; improvement; development
festival; feast; carnival
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome