sanctification; consecration
operation (of a bus or train service); service; running; movement (of a heavenly body); motion; revolution
manners and customs; folkways; usage
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to take a breath; to take a short rest
internal organ; viscera; gut
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
rest; break; recess; intermission
as; because; with; due to
writing (a book); book; (literary) work; writings
quietly; without the slightest movement
transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
strange or mysterious and troubling
solid; substantial; substantive; fruitful; meaningful; beneficial
properties of rock; nature of stone; quality of stone; stony (e.g. meteorite); lithic
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
appearance; air; condition; state; form