effect; efficacy; validity; potency
Babylonian Captivity (of the Israelites, 586 BCE-539 BCE)
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
legend; folklore; tradition
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
in proportion to; according to; depending on
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
technical skill; ability; capacity
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
but; however; provided that