to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
long ago; already; a long time ago
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to seek a path; to find one's way
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
not necessarily so; is not always true
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
incident; affair; happening; event
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
while; even though; despite
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
never ceasing; never ending; endless
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
impossible to do (although wants to)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to hold fast; to protect to the end