to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
negotiations; discussions; connection
preparation; provision; guarding
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
literally; to the letter; literal
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
I sincerely believe in Amitabha; Lord have mercy on me
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
totally willing; fully motivated
front entrance; front door
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate