to lie down; to throw oneself down
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
sweet and sour; bittersweet
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
match; game; bout; contest
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to pass each other; to cross paths
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow