promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
dull sound; muffled sound
to let (a person) pass first
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
amusing; funny; interesting
to engage in lively conversation
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
forcibly; against one's will
personal; individual; private
striking; remarkable; considerable
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
sincere; honest; faithful
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
family which supports a temple; parishioner
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually