religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
already; now; no longer; not any more
himself; yourself; herself
knowing; (an) acquaintance
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
number of characters; number of letters; word count
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
slope; slanting surface; bevel
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
one house; the same house
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
front; frontage; facade; main
main temple; main building of a shrine; alternate name for the Shishiden; Hall for State Ceremonies; central building of a palace; State Chamber
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
indicate reason; infers some protest