busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
study; research; investigation
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
rather; sooner; preferably
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
tuck at the shoulder (of a child's clothes); shoulder tuck
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
had better ...; had better not ...
every month; each month; monthly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
fifth day of the month; five days
impudent; shameless; brazen
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
travelling alone; solitary journey
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
someone who has come to say farewell; those who have come to say farewell; people at a send-off