large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
earthenware pot (used as a decanter); jar; jug
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
the good fortune to have been born male
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
older brother; elder brother
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy