memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
what's what; heads or tails
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
God; god; ace; king; superior person
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
ancestor; forefather; foremother
as you see; as you can see
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
rule; reign; government; governing
to have the privilege of doing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
big thanks; great gratitude
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance