when it becomes; when it comes to
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
with a start; with a jump
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
tall figure; high stature
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
secluding oneself in the mountains; undertaking ascetic practices at a mountain temple; retreat; off-site meeting
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable