actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
evening meal; dinner; supper
invitation; introduction; temptation
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be too numerous; to be too much
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
class; heading; group; category
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously