to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to have all the fun; to get the better part of the deal; to get the easy life
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
small; fine; detailed; stingy
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
voluntary; optional; free; elective
multiple organ dysfunction syndrome; MODS; multiple organ failure (former term); MOF
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to repeat; to be frequent
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
epidemiology; the study of epidemics
still; even now; to this day
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
decrease; reduction; decline
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
script; screenplay; scenario
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
general public; the masses
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating