obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
maid; helper; help; assistance
hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
speech; expression; wording; language
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to be precocious
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward