older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
now that you say that; now that you mention it
face; looks; vestiges; trace
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
schedule; program; programme; agenda
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
being too late; losing one's final chance
to manage something successfully; to be successful
form; shape; figure; visage
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
this world; this life; world of the living
a Buddha; deceased person
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life