to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
information; making a report (to a superior)
swing (of a golf club, tennis racket, etc.); swing; swing
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
recommendation; endorsement
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
tranquilizer; tranquiliser
to blaze; to burn brightly
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
person standing watch; guard duty
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
strict order; peremptory command
to hang (something) on the wall
hands-free (e.g. telephone)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
general (variety) store (shop)
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
phone duty; being on call
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
window blind; blinds; blind
material; materials; data; information; documents
close to the wall; alongside the wall
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to be superstitious; to believe in omens