hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
polish; improvement; burnishing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
older sister; lass; young lady
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days