outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
religious-fund soliciting; Buddhist preaching
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
lonely or uninhabited valley
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to sell off; to sell completely
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
government; administration
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to cut down all; to slash promiscuously
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
fortune-telling; divination
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
frivolity; unpredictability; erraticism; first-time guest in a red-light district
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily