entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
reopening; resumption; restarting
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
that day; the very same day
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
to be surprised; to be astonished