circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
limited; limiting; restrictive
traditional; conventional
how many people; a number of people
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
had better ...; had better not ...
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
way; method; means; resource; course
very much; very many; more and more
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
Rikyuu; Sen no Rikyuu (1522-1591)
small silk wrapper; small cloth for wiping tea utensils; crepe wrapper
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
icon; simple ink drawing (of a buddha, mandala, etc.)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
imprisonment; incarceration
Arai Hakuseki (1657-1725)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)