a rival horse or candidate
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
appearance; figure; shape; form
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
good person; virtuous person
(full) name; family name and given name
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
forced repatriation; deportation
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to feel depressed; to be down
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
you could say; you might say; verging on the
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
religious organization; religious organisation
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
close-cropped hair; shaven head
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign