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to bring up a subject

3

husband

36

handmade

1

to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

9

rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP

3

now; come (now); well

3

to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

5

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

5

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

2

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

2

polite; respectful; reverent

1

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

6

yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

4

new wife

1

moving about; stirring about

4

How do you do?; I am glad to meet you

4

this person

3

unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible

1

Fa

25

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

4

to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

13

self-introduction

3

doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples

1

-ish; -like

3

several years; a few years

11

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

3

overall; on the whole

4

focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving

1

common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

9

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

2

dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance

1

defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

13

fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

3

slight movement; slight tremor; quiver

1

even

1

to be silent; to say nothing

31

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

1

foul-mouthed; abusive

1

(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

4

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

2

steamer; steam cooker

1

(nothing) but a little

1

time passes

6

to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

24

alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

5