belief; faith; adherence; espousal
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
general idea; concept; notion
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
maintenance; preservation; improvement
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
for the present; for the time being
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
honorific/polite/humble prefix
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained