high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
unveiling; debut; introduction
secretary; councillor; councilor
nock of an arrow; forked tool used for hanging scrolls
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
corridor; gallery; platform; passageway
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
birth; creation; formation
freezing compartment; freezer
spider's thread; spider silk
being too late; losing one's final chance
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
wheat straw; barley straw
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh