(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
even though; despite; when
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to gather; to collect; to assemble
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
though; notwithstanding; although
to accept; to receive; to agree
people; men and women; each person; everybody
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)