to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
to be filled to bursting; to burst
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
front room; front parlor; lobby; anterior ventricle
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to be smeared; to be covered
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
jumble; hodgepodge; mishmash; disorderly mixture
open; spacious; extensive
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
sacred art; religious art
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
several hundred; hundreds (of)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years