essence; true nature; substance; reality
to be charged with a mission
to set at naught; to ignore; to disregard
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
handsome young man; Adonis
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
pure heart; naivete; innocence
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
religious organization; religious organisation
to slide into; to slip into
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
one revolution; one rotation
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours