increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
superstition; superstitious belief
rousing (courage, morale, etc.); encouragement; advocacy; promotion (of a belief); encouragement
foolish man; (one's) husband
married woman; woman; lady
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to cry wine and sell vinegar; to do deceptive advertisement; (lit.) to put up a sheep's head and sell dog meat
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
snake in one's bosom; treacherous friend
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
spiritual awakening; resolution
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
longevity; eternal life; cycle that can be repeated indefinitely and neither group dies
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite