distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
proposal; proposition; suggestion
use; utilization; utilisation; application
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
guidance; leadership; leading the way
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
public and private; official and personal; government and people
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
surely; certainly; without doubt
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to look away; to avert one's eyes
briskly (walk); at a quick pace
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to fan; to incite; to instigate
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness