return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be perturbed; to be agitated
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
when it becomes; when it comes to
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
but; however; provided that
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down