Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
instability; insecurity; crankiness
political situation; political affairs
barbershop; barber shop; barber
talk; story; conversation
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
particularly; only; in the case of
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
there being no use in arguing (about it)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
much less; to say nothing of
to use X as a selling point
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to rush over; to run up to
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
door; gate; opening; title page
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned