highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to put on airs; to assume importance
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
the way back; the way home; return trip
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
centre of (political) power
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
periodic; regular; routine
large amount of money; great cost
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
income; receipts; revenue
disparate society; stratified society
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
these guys; these fellows
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
instability; insecurity; crankiness
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to be a matter of life or death