to lose sight of; to miss
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
marriage proposal; courtship
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
two legs; two feet; two pairs
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to look upwards; to look up
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
how long; how far; how much
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat