church; cathedral; chapel
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
fort; fortification; fortress; stronghold
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
brewery; distillery; winery
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to tower over the surroundings
snake; serpent; large snake
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to be entwined; to be involved
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
superstition; superstitious belief
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to watch steadily; to stare
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear