beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
order; sequence; procedure
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to state; to express; to mention
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
such; this sort of; like this
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
speaking of ...; as for ...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to fret; to be fretful; to be peevish
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
treasured book; secret book; pornographic book
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works