with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
and then; and so; and; so then
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
course fees; training fees
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
effect; result; worth; use; avail
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
househusband; stay-at-home dad
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to be smeared; to be covered
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
pupil; disciple; follower
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
slightly early; just before
to cause someone to worry
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
role of the villain; the bad guy
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen