basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
interior design; interior; upholstery
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
sense of enhanced value of a commodity or service (e.g. from quality, scarcity, etc.)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to sew up; to sew together
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
silent; silent movie; silent film; silent letter
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
all you have to do is; just; that's all
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
using a new brush for the first time; doing something for the first time; man losing his virginity (esp. to an older woman)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)