flustered; confused; panicked
looking or acting as if one owned the place
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to name; to call; to christen; to term
talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
few decades; many decades; several decades
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to cause laughter; to extract a smile
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
to revere; to respect; to worship
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
heartstrings; innermost soul
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
(taking an) objective point of view; viewing objectively
foolish question; stupid question; one's question
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
bad influence; negative influence
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to call each other; to call out to one another
belatedly; though a little too late
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee