unlike; unbecoming; unworthy of; out of keeping with
virtue; moral sense; conscience
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
septennial; recurring every seven years
since; henceforth; ever since
child of a different mother
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
bad karma; sinful deed; evil deed
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
before the gate; in front of the gate
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
bean-jam cake; rice-cake sweets
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
making a connection (with Buddha)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
doer; performer; shite; protagonist; speculator
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
octagon; star anise (Illicium verum); sailfin poacher (Podothecus sachi)
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to steal; to rob; to take away
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution