echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
elopement; running away with a lover
love story; romance; love affair
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
horseplay; fooling around
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
networking; making contacts
commuting to school; school commute
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
new menu item; new dish on a menu
sampling food; tasting; trying
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
love affair; love relationship
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)