briars; thicket; the bush
low; vulgar; base; ignoble; mean; selfish
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving one's legs forward without letting one's feet leave the ground
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
pretending to know; claiming to have an answer
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
personal grudge; personal enmity
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
farewell; goodbye; adieu; if so; in that case; then
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga)
to formalize; to formalise; to stick to formality; to be ceremonious; to punctilious
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
rebirth; new birth; nascent