(religious) faith; belief; creed
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
lifelike; exact resemblance
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to step forward; to volunteer
kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
divine right (e.g. of kings)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
attendance; participation; presence
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
celebratory banquet; feast