hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
surface of the earth; ground surface
to rain incessantly; to downpour
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
sunlight; rays of the Sun
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
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.)
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
refining; refinement; smelting; training
underground; subterranean
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
true character; real nature
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
in proportion to; just as much as
wearing one's hair in braids