purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy