Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
environment; circumstance
rational; reasonable; logical
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
solidarity; joint; collective
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
being open but having virtually no business
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to detain; to check; to restrain
sincere; earnest; serious
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)