to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
hostility; animosity; enmity
inspection; examination; survey
to blow out; to spout out
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
at your own discretion; as you see fit
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to be discouraged; to shrink from
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck