little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
most difficult; next to impossible
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to dye; to colour; to color
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
centenary; centennial celebration
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
flawless; absolute perfection
supreme; sublime; highest
outside (the room, building); outdoors
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
voluptuous; fascinating; beautiful
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
popular person; favorite; favourite
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
the age of wisdom; around forty
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve