hair style; coiffure; hairdo
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
verbal message; word (from someone)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
you (plural); all of you; you all
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
otherwise; or else; if not
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
leaving all your textbooks, etc., at school
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
(battery) charger; AC adapter
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
silence; stillness; quietness
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium