questions and answers; dialogue
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
all; entire; whole; altogether
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
(political) power; authority; influence
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
for example; for instance; e.g.
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
doing whatever one pleases
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base