visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
prohibition; inhibition; ban
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
thorough; exhaustive; complete
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
ritual; religious service; festival
initiative taken by politicians (in the formulation of a policy or bill) (rather than by bureaucrats)
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
your body; your health; yourself; you
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
while; even though; despite
assistant ...; probationary ...
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
reality; actuality; hard fact
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
next term; next period; next version; next release
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
rational; reasonable; logical
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
near; close; beside; third person
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
famous garden; fine garden
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
chief vassal; senior statesman
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself