day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
interior design; interior; upholstery
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
urban areas; the streets; town; city
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
to waste time; to kill time
intelligence gathering; information gathering
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
all times and places; all ages and countries
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to be greedy; to devour greedily
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
river; stream; River; the ... river
going upstream; swimming upstream
large river; epic (of a novel, drama, etc.); long-form; large-scale
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
river fish; freshwater fish
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
selling out; being sold out