(present) head of a family
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
within; inside of; less than
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
interior design; interior; upholstery
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
marriage proposal; marriage talks
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region