chintz; calico; printed cotton
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
timid; fainthearted; weak-willed
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent
speaking of ...; as for ...