assorted colors; assorted colours
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to let someone hold; to make someone grasp; to bribe; to slip money to; to pass off; to foist on
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to be easily mistaken for (something else); to be indistinguishable from; to look just like; (arch.) to intermingle; (arch.) to be in disorder; (arch.) to be in disarray
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
dyeing method; staining technique
Hoffmann; Hoffman; Hofman; Hofmann
colorless and transparent
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to be reflected in a mirror
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
(the) ignorant masses; untaught populace; unlearned people
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be frank; to open one's heart; to do truthfully; to break the bottom (e.g. of share price); to go below the bottom line