ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
tradition; legend; folklore
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result