running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
health; healthy; sound; fit
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
close-cropped head; bald hill
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
rosary; string of prayer beads
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
love affair; love rumour; love rumor
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
exposure; disclosure; exposé; revelation
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
indescribable; inexpressible
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to smile (at); to grin (at)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
practice; practising; experience