first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
singing voice; (sound of) singing
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
day after day; day by day
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
leather shoes; leather boots
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
street at night; making a night journey
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
white magnolia; Magnolia denudata
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
exceptional item; extraordinary product
to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
to push through (a crowd, vegetation, etc.)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to knock down; to utterly defeat
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)