flattery; cajolery; flirtation
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
medical care; medical treatment
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
to become clear; to be made public
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
ancient city; former capital
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
to walk around; to travel around
Florence (Italy); Firenze
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
various countries; various regions; various provinces
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
openhearted; frank; broad-minded
new and old; incoming and outgoing
religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
intensification; aggravation
pilgrim; nomad; itinerant
dominion; territory; possession