weekly publication; weekly magazine
article; news story; report; account
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
consequence; outcome; result; blame
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
go that far; to that extent
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long