the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
too much; excessively; too
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to underrate; to make light of
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
lately; recently; nowadays
almost every day; almost daily
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
how; in what way; by what means
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
everything; anything; nothing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
make no progress; remain unsettled
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to go numb; to have pins and needles