3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to keep (a person) waiting
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
if it is the case that ...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
possible; likely; probable
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nightingale (flooring); method of laying floors to deliberately make a noise (like a nightingale's call) when walked across (security feature)
a pair (of shoes or socks)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
grey moustache; white beard
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
sitting upright (properly)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
personality; style; appearance
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to be opposite; to face each other
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post