pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
Washington Convention (i.e. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
attached matter; attached substances; accretion; incrustation
naked eye; the physical eye
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
for the first time in one's life
to incur someone's enmity
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
confusion; mixing; merger
nothing in particular; none in particular
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
bucking horse; unmanageable horse
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
tilefish (Branchiostegus spp.); blanquillo; horse-head fish
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
jet; spray; injection; jet propulsion
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
solution; solution strategy