rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
nine parts; nine percent; almost
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
censorship; inspection; examination
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
pioneer; leader; taking the initiative; leading an attack; charging ahead of others (towards the enemy)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
feel (of a material); texture
jaws of death; dangerous place; (lit.) tiger's den
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to straighten up; to sit upright
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
house built on sand; house of cards
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
one's later years; final years (in life)
to shut in; to confine; to contain
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
another; different; separate; discrete
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to be lacking in options; to be too few