Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
comparatively; relatively
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
retort; back talk; backchat
to be dispersed; to get separated
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
good prospects; full of hope; promising
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
just because; even if; even though
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)