failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
depraved monk; sinful priest
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
adhering to; being a stickler for; being particular about; worrying too much about
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
living thing; organism; creature; biology
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
chance; opportunity; occasion
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to enter the government service
being in general control of
sovereignty; supremacy; dominion
cabinet (of a government); ministry
Army Minister; Minister of War
lineage; pedigree; family line
system; institution; organization; organisation
county and prefecture system
to invest someone with a fief; to enfeoff
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
(having) life-and-death power (over)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence