to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
one machine; one aircraft; one life
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
correspondence; exchange of letters
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
to pry; to prize; to prise
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
work left uncompleted at death; work one accomplished during one's lifetime
permanent; perpetual; lasting
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
covering; protection; backing; relief
next; secondly; subsequently
main or important road; influential or important position; the authorities
round of calls; tour of visitation
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
after a long time; for the first time in a while
not having met or contacted someone for a long time; neglect of friends
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to comfort one another; to offer each other consolation
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
ostentation; show; affectation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again