highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex; to start having interest in the opposite sex
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
suddenly; abruptly; impulsively
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
hover; hovering (over; with a mouse pointer)
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
Codd-neck bottle; Codd bottle
honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
princess; Her Royal Highness
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid