faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
Buddha; stupa; Buddhist temple; Buddhist monk
party; set; gang; company; person
composed expression; clear face
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
the other day; some time ago; recently
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
to settle one's account; to pay a bill
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
riverside; edge of a river
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to crouch; to squat; to cower
wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to speak as though something were actually the case; to smooth over; to give the impression that; to make it sound that