grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
go that far; to that extent
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
ritual visits to a temple
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
young person; inexperienced person; novice
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill