endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
way; method; means; resource; course
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in advance; beforehand; previously
selection; choice; option
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
is it?; isn't it?; be; is