learned priest pursuing his studies
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
charm; incantation; spell; curse
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at that time; in those days
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
three; three years of age
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
a great variety of; diversity
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
deed; act; work; performance
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
interference; intervention; meddling
weather (conditions); disposition; temperament
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that