sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to rest one's chin in one's hands
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to dye fast; to leave undyed
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits