opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
desperately; for one's dear life
economical; efficient; lean; compact
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
department store; department
life; living; I; me; student
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
to be conspicuous; to stand out
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
how long; how much; to what extent
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment