entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
speculation; thinking; meditation
Rudolf; Rudolff; Rudolfo; Rudolph
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
music theory; musical theory
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
Via Dolorosa (Jerusalem); Via Crucis
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
great person; eminent figure
genius; prodigy; natural gift
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
elegant; graceful; refined
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out