knowing; (an) acquaintance
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to concern; to be related
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
cooperation; collaboration
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
optimism; taking an optimistic view
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
congeniality; satisfaction; gratification
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
gale; violent (strong) wind
the whole mountain; all the mountains
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
two-storied Buddhist tower
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
accomplishment; execution
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum