unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
recompense; indemnity; atonement
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to step firmly; to harden by treading
number of days (times) one has attended
to go to extremes; to go to excess; to go too far
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
for today; for the time being
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
party given in recognition of a person's services
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
moving tale; impressive tale
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid