to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to stare back at; to look back at
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
attendance; presence; appearance
(written) invitation; letter of invitation
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to like; to love; to be fond of
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
villainess; antagonist young lady
when; how soon; how long until