dispute; argument; contention
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
decrease; reduction; decline
(religious) faith; belief; creed
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
general idea; concept; notion
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to put one's strength into
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to look upwards; to look up
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to make a lasting impression
convention; tired tradition; old custom
rationality; reasonableness
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
(one) could even say that
defense; defence; protection
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
great man; magnanimous man
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
self-interest; selfish desire
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
useless; vain; aimless; idle