pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
for example; for instance; e.g.
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
bad influence; negative influence
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delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to save; to leave over; to spare
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to pile up; to accumulate
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
healthy; sound; wholesome
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
rationality; reasonableness
freely; right and left; as one pleases
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency