throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
fast-talking; rapid talking
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
major leaguer; major league player
standard; set; routine; decided
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
inattention; absent-mindedness
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
underground train; subway
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
frequency (of occurrence)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
extreme north; North Pole