very careful; thoroughly prepared
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
manservant; male attendant; valet
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
secretary (government); director; chief
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to grant permission; to give permission
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
(carved) statue; sculpture
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to collect information; to gather knowledge
brother; lay brother; non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
study of foreign languages; linguistics
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
the ten precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
creation (of the universe); the Creation
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
to mention; to refer to; to touch upon
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)