speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to watch over; to watch attentively
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
lost article; something forgotten
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
book; volume; this; present; main; head
eeny, meeny, miny, moe; eenie, meenie, minie, moe
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
indicate reason; infers some protest
father; dad; husband; you; he
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
with a friendly grin; smilingly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being