innumerable changes; infinite variety
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
snake; serpent; large snake
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
society; public; community; social studies
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
endless; boundless; everlasting
marshland; wetland; swampland
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
desperately; for one's dear life
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fighting to be first; scrambling to take the lead
hemp; cannabis; marijuana; Shinto paper offerings
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for