impiety; unbelief; infidelity
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
without leaving any trace
top hat; high hat; silk hat; topper
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
gesture; gesticulation; motion
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
literature; books (reference); document
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
three days and three nights
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to have meaning; to be meaningful
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
secret history; hidden history; unknown historical facts
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)