to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(police) detective; criminal matter
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
unremitting effort; dogged perseverance; unswerving loyalty
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
then; well; so; well then
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
health; healthy; sound; fit
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
(dead) body; corpse; remains
several years; a few years
to pass (of time); to elapse
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
will; testament; one's dying wish; one's last words
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in