to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
headband; hair band; hairband
taking a commemorative photo
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
healthy; sound; wholesome
longed-for; anxiously awaited
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
number of times; frequency; count
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to whine; to make feeble complaints
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
library; book collection; paperback book
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
script; screenplay; scenario
Chekhov; Chekhov, Anton (1860-1904; Russian playwright and short-story writer)