(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
eye for people; ability to judge character
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
above the knee; on one's lap
aging process; ageing process
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
primness; putting on airs; prim person; clear soup
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
bent back; hunchback; stoop