circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to keep a house; to run a household
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
difficult problem; challenge
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
in the mountains; among the mountains
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
day after day; day by day
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship