after that; afterwards; thereafter
meaning; significance; sense
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
imported article; imported goods
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
order; sequence; procedure
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be conspicuous; to attract public attention
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
parental love or affection
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
January; first month of the lunar calendar
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
waterfall; cataract; cascade
blazing heat; scorching sun
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to keep to oneself; to keep secret
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort