cheerful; lively; lighthearted
writing (e.g. as a profession)
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
notice; notification; report; posting
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
even though things may appear this way
oppression; suppression; pressure
scholarly principle; scientific principle
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
the big two...; two major...; two main...
(arch.) slow; (arch.) gradual; (arch.) steady; (arch.) calm; (arch.) composed; (arch.) relaxed
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
disclosure; exposure; revelation
disclosure; exposure; revelation
many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
to draft; to write a rough copy
virgin consecrated to a deity; shrine maiden; (spiritualistic) medium
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
all good works; all good deeds
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
corruption (of order, customs, etc.); to fall apart (organization, system, etc.)
circulation (esp. documents); sending round