at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
oppression; suppression; pressure
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(religious) faith; belief; creed
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to revere; to respect; to worship
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
government service; the bureaucracy
to press a question; to cross-examine
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to sink (into); to get depressed