to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
crushing; squashing; crumpling; squishing; with a smash; with a crunch
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
how; in what way; how about; questionable
whispering into a person's ear
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
corridor; hallway; passageway
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
strategy meeting; council of war
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy