to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
strange; odd; queer; peculiar; weird
dress; one-piece (e.g. swimsuit)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
appliqué (ornamental needlework)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
when; how soon; how long until
with a friendly grin; smilingly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
had better ...; had better not ...
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly