survival; survivor; relic
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
at once; immediately; right now
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
protest; refutation; pleading
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
this world; this life; world of the living
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
Yama; judge of the afterlife
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to wash clean; to cleanse
-less; lacking; non-existing
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
otherwise; or else; if not
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
rebirth in paradise; peaceful death
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
later on; eventually; afterwards
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job