to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
servant; manservant; menial
cavern; grotto; rock cave
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
talk; dialogue; conversation
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
fucking; screwing; having sex
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
to compete with each other
benefiting from the influence of a master or parent
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
yellow clothes; Lama's clothes (e.g. Dalai Lama)
only the results matter; it's all about the results
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
benefit from ancestors' virtue
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
professional male mourner; keener
folk beliefs; folk religion
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play