Don (Spanish honorific); bigwig; important person
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
expression; look; countenance; face
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
carriage; movement (of the body)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
one's house; one's home; one's family
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
better than nothing; better than none at all
growth period; growing season
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
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
good time to make a profit; most profitable season; peak time
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to lend an ear to; to listen to
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound