degenerate monk; corrupt priest
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
fate; destiny; predestination
story; tale; talk; discussion
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
time; hour; period; class
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
evening; night; nighttime
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
editor (in publishing, etc.)