middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
multiplication table; times table
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
very much; very many; more and more
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
curse; spell; malediction
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
again; once more; a second time
to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
name; given name; first name
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
clearing one's throat; cough
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
mobile home; camper-van; RV
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly