dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
bereavement; separation by death; loss
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
to speak; to say; to vocalize
second marriage; remarriage
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
hereditary system; hereditary succession
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
ten-year-old; ten year old
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to serve; to work for; to attend
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely