great famine; severe famine
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to melt together; to blend together
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
the first in history; only once in history
-less; lacking; non-existing
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
the same; the said; likewise
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
memory disorder; impairment of memory; dysmnesia
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
image data; graphics data; digital image
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly