August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
hard to get; hard to come by
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
while crying; tearfully; in tears
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
reading (a text) aloud without trying to understand it
memory; sense; experience
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
recitation; reciting from memory
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
spiritual awakening; resolution
return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
outward appearance; looks
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
(another's) child; child; kid
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower