the lower classes; the common people
sincere; earnest; serious
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
without; but if; otherwise; or else
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
meaning; significance; sense
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
simply put; putting it simply
self-righteousness; self-justified
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
it is not (like that) either
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
sense of values; values; value system
difference; discrepancy; variation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
decorum; propriety; politeness
to look down on; to make light of
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
ago; since; before; previous
in case of; at that time; at this time
that is to say; so that means
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
good old; good old-fashioned
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
difficult to ...; hard to ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention