to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
if so; in that case; in that situation
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
national traits or character; nationality
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
immediate ruling; immediate decision; deciding for oneself; direct ruling; direct judgement
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to join together; to combine; to join up
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
one way or the other; either way
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
what kind of business; what sort of matter
smallish; on the small side
vigour; vigor; virility; health; sturdiness
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
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