thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
most formal form of a prayer
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
is something that; is that which
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
control; management; supervision
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
party; gang; company; squad
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
moonrise; rise of the Moon
when it becomes; when it comes to
January; first month of the lunar calendar