tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
even the prosperous inevitably decay; sic transit gloria mundi; all that's fair must fade
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
Jetavana Monastery (India); Jetavana-vihara
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
working at home; telecommuting; working remotely
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail