possible; conceivable; likely; probable
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
(social) class; rank; grade
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to be smeared; to be covered
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
Buddhist; Buddhist priest
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
leaving everything up to someone else
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
pre-existing; already there; conventional
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
objection; dissent; protest
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
besides; moreover; in addition
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
it seems (to me); presumably; I think