attendance; participation; presence
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
about when; about what time; how soon
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
close; intimate; on good terms
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
on and after; from ... onward; since
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
destroying; annihilating; eradicating
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
to think or act fairly without concern for one's own benefit
listening device; bug; wiretap
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
study; library; den; home office; reading room
audio tape; magnetic tape
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
clergyman; churchman; clergy
national mood; national sentiment; national feeling
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
my spouse; my wife; my husband
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
every evening; every night
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness