charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
rather; sooner; preferably
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to give; to do (something) for
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
matching clothing worn by couples
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to redeem (from sin); to save
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy