purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
a long time ago; in those days
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
debut; opening; first public exhibition
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
anything and everything; just about everything
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
like a decent person; human
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
surely; certainly; without doubt
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
story; tale; talk; discussion
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to tighten; to press hard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
promotional or production rights
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate