middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
(social) position; status
suffix for familiar person
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
not necessarily so; is not always true
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to need; to call for; to require
in that way; thus; so; so?
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words