good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
to bring; to take; to bring about
clergyman; churchman; clergy
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
doing whatever one pleases
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
rational; reasonable; logical
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shed light; to cast light
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
long; drawn-out; very long
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff