pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
gold nugget; gold bullion; gold bar; gold ingot
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
white sauce; béchamel sauce
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
strongish; somewhat strong
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
discriminatory; discriminative
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
creamy (in flavor or texture)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?