getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
business use; commercial use; professional use; industrial use
bathing; going in the bath
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
air transportation; air transport
with a slurp; slurpingly; smooth; shiny; noodles; udon
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
impulse buying; impulse purchase
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
wasteful person; spendthrift
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to strike out; to start swimming
precondition; prerequisite
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
self-defense; self-defence
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
wooden joint; wood joinery; kumite; sparring; yotsu-gumi clinch; mutual grappling hold; grip
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date