doll cake; sponge cake in various shapes filled with red bean paste
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
although I say; although one might say; although called
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
less than ...; smaller ...
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
store interior; inside of a shop
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)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to jump upon (a moving object)
something; some kind of; for some reason
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
theatre; theater; playhouse
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
town girl; girl raised in a town
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to be opposite; to face each other
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to pluck; to pick; to tear
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious