ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
spare time; free time; leisure time
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
with a start; with a jump
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
one parent; single parent