difference; disparity; gap
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
every single word and phrase; word by word
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
love affair; love relationship
to harm; to cause harm to
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to exclude (somebody); to ignore; to keep in the dark; to leave out of the loop
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
club activities; extracurricular activities
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to encamp; to take up positions
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words