omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
pressure; oppression; suppression
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
each place; various places
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to squeeze out; to wring out
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
all around; as far as the eye can see
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
to come to (a serious state); to reach
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
hardships; privations; difficulties
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
to wring the neck; to strangle
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
surely (not); certainly (not)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
dwelling; house; residence; address
glad countenance; joyful look
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable