suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
trouble; bother; annoyance
written oath; covenant; pledge
preparation; provision; guarding
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
letter of consent; letter of intent; agreement document
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
author; writer; novelist; artist
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
padre; title for Portuguese Jesuits (in Japan in the 16th century); Christianity; Christian
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
former Christian (forced to apostatize during the Edo period); fallen Christian
genuine article; real thing; real deal
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
unvoiced opinion; (opinion of the) silent majority; views which are not expressed
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
is something that; is that which
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy