to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
notes; comment; remark; annotation
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
fate; destiny; predestination
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
distant look; faraway look
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
visual confirmation; sighting
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
curious; strange; unusual
village headman; village mayor
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
character; disposition; spirit; temperament
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
calling by name; designation; nomination
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
agricultural community; farm village; rural
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly