to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
nine levels of Amitabha's Pure Land; Amitabha's Pure Land; nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
sampling food; tasting; trying
item; article; dish; course; finest item
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
in proportion to; according to; depending on
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
equality; impartiality; evenness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to some extent; to a certain extent
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
high blood pressure; hypertension
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(giving) instruction; initiation
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
regret; repentance; remorse
it is no use crying over spilt milk