overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
roadway; road; carriageway
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
window; window (shop display)
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
first-aid; emergency (aid)
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
simple; simplified; easy; plain
disorder; disturbance; unrest
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
to watch steadily; to stare
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted