on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
to trample; to crush underfoot
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
unwilling to submit; unsubmissive; disobedient
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
of tender years; very young
to curse (someone) to death; to put a deadly curse on (someone)
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
order; command; life; destiny; fate
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
the other night; a few nights ago
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)
to fall flat; to fall face down
masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
first water drawn on New Year's morning
losing one's means of livelihood
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
even more; still more; further
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up