to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
older brother; elder brother
suffix for familiar person
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
rather; sooner; preferably
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
difficult to ...; hard to ...
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
adds force or indicates command
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
living person; the living
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sanity; consciousness; soberness
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...