intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
maid; helper; help; assistance
to have the privilege of doing
pelagic thresher (species of thresher shark, Alopias pelagicus)
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
killing two birds with one stone
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
beyond this point; from now on; after this
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
had better ...; had better not ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)