older sister; elder sister
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
depraved monk; sinful priest
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to beat; to batter; to pummel
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
person of common sense; common sense man
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
sale; sales; selling; marketing
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
stomach ache; abdominal pain
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)
master; teacher; stable master
be (that) as it may; having said that
invisibly; secretly; privately