generation; lifetime; age
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
completing the path to becoming a Buddha (by attaining enlightenment)
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
Bodhi Day; Buddhist holiday on December 8 to celebrate Shakyamuni's enlightenment
matter of concern and interest
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
February; second month of the lunar calendar
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (orig. 15th of the 2nd month, now 15th of the 3rd month)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to affect; to impact; to influence
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(not so) much; (not) very
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
(period of) a year; during an era
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
in terms of; from the point of view of
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
how; in what way; how about
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in the meanwhile; during the time
(one) letter; (one) character