compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
headquarters; head office; main office
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be conspicuous; to stand out
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
motorcycle; motorbike; bicycle
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
ignorant of the ways of the world
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
going home from work; on the way home from work
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
core; core; hardcore; all-out
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
section manager; section chief
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to