grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to watch steadily; to stare
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
story; tale; talk; discussion
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
considerably; fairly; quite
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
for many days; for several days
when it becomes; when it comes to
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
forty-ninth day after a person's death
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity