ceremony; rite; ritual; service
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
one's family; family member
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
businessman; industrialist
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
husband and wife; married couple
cuff (of pants); hem (of skirt); train (of dress); foot (of mountain)
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
contrast; antithesis; comparison
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
because of; owing to; due to
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
favorite; favourite; habitually used
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
(walking) stick; cane; wand
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
gesture; gesticulation; motion
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
old age; old person; the old; the aged