bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
peaceful; quiet; uneventful
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to say (something) over one's shoulder
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
as expected; as predicted
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
independence; self-reliance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to find fault with other people rather than oneself; (for the pot) to call the kettle black
moment by moment; hour by hour
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
supporter (e.g. wrist supporter); athletic supporter; jockstrap; supporter (esp. of soccer); backer
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
gaudy; flashy; showy; glittery; sparkly; shiny