setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
talk; recital; narration; topic
cooperation; collaboration
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
based on; on the basis of
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
village headman; village mayor
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
lying face down; upside down; prone
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
one revolution; one rotation
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
image; figure; figure; form; image
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
circular (document); circulating letter; palindrome
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter