gem; jewel; precious stone
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
please (give me); please (do for me)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
understood; I see; OK; present; here