professor; teaching; instruction
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
evening meal; supper; dinner
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
moral support; emotional support; spiritual support
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
modesty; self-control; discretion
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to slap; to strike; to spank
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to give directions; to issue instructions
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
likability; favorability; popularity
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
in addition; besides this; twice
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
stealthily; secretly; in secret
restoration; repair; mending
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep