to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
close; intimate; on good terms
that is to say; so that means
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
reaction; response; reaction
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
genuine article; real thing; real deal
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
choices; alternatives; options
for example; for instance; e.g.
to begin purchasing; to purchase
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
selection; choice; option
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
not necessarily so; is not always true
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
store interior; inside of a shop
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
pressure; oppression; suppression
district; section; sector
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
insertion; incorporation; infixing
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences