outside the city; suburbs
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
doctrine; teaching; tenet
antiquity; the previous era
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
indefatigability; indomitableness
few decades; many decades; several decades
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
paste; glue; clothing starch
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
church; cathedral; chapel
mental; spiritual; emotional
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
founder of a religious sect
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
how; in what way; how about; questionable
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
dying down (of a fire); waning; waning (of a trend, fad, popularity, epidemic, etc.); declining; heat applied from below (e.g. in an oven or grill)
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
letter; personal correspondence
since our last meeting; since we parted
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
to open; to unfold; to spread out