(period of) a year; during an era
estimate (of costs); budget
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
if you think about it; come to think of it
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
promising without due consideration
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
polite; courteous; hospitable
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to get one's head around; to think about
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to be born; to come into the world
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
full of wiles and tricks; match between persons equal in shrewdness mobilizing all the tricks each can muster; shrewdly avoiding the opponent's strong points and attacking its weaknesses
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to face on; to look out on to
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
going through; going via; going by way of
northern part; the north (of a region)
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
depending on; dependent on