cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
recommendation; endorsement
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
oilily; slimily; slipperily
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
great love of books; favorite book (favourite)
to be absorbed in reading
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
isolation; being alone; being friendless
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
princess; daughter of a nobleman
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
alternating; taking turns
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
hitting ratio; hit rate; success rate; accuracy rate
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
opposite side; other side
interrupting a game; time out
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with one's heart and soul
exchange of blows; long rally
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift