religious opposition; religious conflict; religious antagonism
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
lofty peak; kyoho (large purple-black grape variety)
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
house built on sand; house of cards
stifled (laughter); simmering
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
allegiance; obedience; submission
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
industrialization; industrialisation; establishing a production system; putting into production
first cry of a newborn baby
one's course; one's path; one's road
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
it is to be regretted that ...; it is a pity that ...; it is unfortunate that ...
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
so many countries, so many customs
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low