public execution; public embarrassment
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
pleasant sleep; good sleep; sleeping well
unanticipated; unexpected
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
gap moe; attraction or infatuation caused by a "gap" between a person's appearance or expected behavior and their true nature or actions
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
large serving; large portion
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
alternately; by turns; one after the other
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
(arch.) crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony; noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
receipt; cash-register slip
a long time ago; in those days
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
pointing (at; with one's finger)
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme