cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
arrogance; haughtiness; pride
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
beauty contest; beauty pageant
(the) executive; administration; leadership
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
reaction; response; reaction
beauty contest to name Miss ...
bunch of flowers; bouquet
gift certificate for books; book token
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
participants; participating athletes
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
charming; fascinating; attractive
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
participant; entrant; player; competitor
name; given name; first name
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to follow (someone) around; to cling (to); to dog; to hound; to harry; to pursue
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead