thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
to have an eye on; to zero in on
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
one day; (on) a certain day
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
most of all; extremely; supremely
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
youthful; young; young-looking
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to have time free; to have time to spare
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
chit; sales slip; voucher
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
writing on someone's behalf
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph