tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
wooden doll; blockhead; good-for-nothing
later on; eventually; afterwards
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
heir; inheritor; successor
to put someone to trouble
die all together; go to the grave together
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
conclusion (completion) of negotiations
without; unless; have to do
isolation; being alone; being friendless
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
consideration; taking into account
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
what happens to one today may happen to another tomorrow; misfortunes can happen to anyone
custody; detention; confinement