parents' partiality for their children; parents overvaluing their children
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to bring up under one's personal care
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
about when; about what time; how soon
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); inner realization; personal enlightenment
whole family; all one's family
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
in these times; in times like these; the season being what it is
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
wall clock; grandfather clock