âwell spokenâ (In the LXX, EULOGIA is the usual translation of the. BARAK group, meaning âblessingâ). GAR: * Greek conjunction âforâ. Greek Definite Article: Usually translated by the English word âtheâ. Primary function. Is to identify, to particularize, to distinguish or to set apart.
Bupkis (also Bupkes, Bupkus, Bubkis, Bubkes): Emphatically nothing, as in He isn't worth bupkis (×××¤Ö¼×§××¡ indeterminate, either 'beans' or 'goat droppings', possibly of Slavic, Vlach, or Greek origin; cf. Polish bobki 'animal droppings') (MW, OED)
In Japanese, they are usually referred to as bushi (æ­¦å£«, [bÉ¯.Éi]) or buke (æ­¦å®¶). According to translator William Scott Wilson: In Chinese, the character ä¾ was originally a verb meaning to wait upon, accompany persons in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau.