development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
almost every day; almost daily
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
one large ...; a great ...
founder of a religious sect
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
accept one who comes to you
do not pursue those who leave you
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
episode; anecdote; vignette
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
in name only; titular; nominal
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole