stripping to one's waist; being bare from the waist up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
camp stool; folding stool
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
to look around; to survey
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to throw on the fire; to burn
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
guilty verdict; guilty as charged
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to state; to express; to mention
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
spiritual protection of the state
fortress; stronghold; citadel
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
five most important temples of a region