thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
stimulating; exciting; provocative
sales pitch; sales lure; catchphrase
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica)
sunlight filtering through trees
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel