[is] addicted (to); infatuated (with); blinded (by); [is] crazy about

[is] drunk on alcohol

to chitchat; gossip

wife

Mien, an ethnic minority group of northern Thailand

(at the time of) this morning

"Whenever a gathering like this arises, it generates many different waves of criticism regarding the appropriateness and propriety of the monks' behavior. Some agree; some disagree."

two weeks ago

abroad; outside of one's home country

[แม่กง] the second of the "Eight Word Ending Protocols" in Thai grammar, the "-ng" sound at the end of a syllable, a live ending [see notes]

nun

[แม่น้ำพรหมบุตร] [India's] river Brahmaputra

parents

even though; nevertheless; not withstanding

[แมงดา] pimp; gigolo

Manchuria

"The cat died."

[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] motel

secular; profane; having no connection with religion

[ไม่เคยปิด] <subject> has never closed

[ไม่ชอบพูด] <subject> doesn't like to speak

[is] unable to, cannot

[ไม่ต้องการกิน] <subject> doesn't need to eat

to be forgiving; not hold a grudge against; not become angry

[ไม่ปิด] <subject> doesn't close; <subject> hasn't closed

to not make a mistake; not do anything wrong

[is] incautious; without caution

[ไม่สนใจไยดี] [is] disinterested in; [does] not care for

[ไม่อยากปิด] <subject> doesn't want to close

toothpick