ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
clearly; distinctly; vividly
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to bilk; to eat up one's fortune
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
place; room; margin; scope
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
optimism; taking an optimistic view
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
police officer; policeman; constable
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to prostrate oneself before
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors