(present) head of a family
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
first day of the month; the first of the month
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(in) his way; peculiar to him
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
family; relatives; dependents; household
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing