to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
third stage; three stages
Lolita (fashion style); young girl; childlike young woman
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
tall figure; high stature
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
mature; becoming precocious
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
remembrance; recollection; recognition
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
equality; uniformity; evenness
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
to frolic about; to mess around
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
period of youth; while young