origin; beginning; source
state religion; official religion; established religion
national holiday; festival day
farming; agriculture; cultivation
origin; source; beginning; starting point
next morning; following morning
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to form a pair; to pair up
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
region; limits; stage; level
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
two by two; by twos; as a couple; in pairs
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
to make sense; to be meaningful
colour; color; hue; tints
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field