creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to stop talking; to be silent
audience (with a person of high standing)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to lead into; to draw into
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)
whatever the case; under any circumstances
food storage; provision store; pantry
robust health; able-bodied
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick