tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
question and answer session
to pile up; to accumulate
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
feeling that something has come too late
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
noted product; local specialty
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
array; muster; line-up; full force
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
thorough investigation; complete inquiry
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
machine parts; machinery; equipment
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
piling up; multiple layers
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
stylish; smart; chic; (arch.) conceited; (arch.) cheeky
to press a question; to cross-examine
both; together; jointly; simultaneously