to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
because; for; the reason why is ...
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to polish up; to shine up
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly