founder of a religious sect
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
polite; respectful; reverent
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
isolation; being alone; being friendless
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
sun; saint; San (people); son
Christer; Kristel; Kurisuteru
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
that is to say; so that means
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute