cargo; freight; money or assets
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
failure; mistake; blunder
explanation; matter under discussion; contents; one's opinion
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
worldly desires; materialistic desires
poisoned sake; poisoned alcohol
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
recalcitrant; insubordinate; lawless; disaffected; malcontent; rebellious
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
Jon; John; Gjon; Jonathan
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect; to honour; to honor
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
pure sake; full-bodied sake; pure
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis