hole;  opening;  pit;  hollow;  burrow;  den;  deficit
 hanging;  suspending;  sling
 to receive;  to get;  to catch (e.g. a ball);  to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.);  to sustain (damage);  to incur (a loss);  to undergo (e.g. surgery)
 apostasy;  renunciation (e.g. of a religion);  defection
 to swear;  to vow;  to take an oath;  to pledge
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 to be (of animate objects);  to exist;  to stay;  to be ...-ing;  to have been ...-ing
 20 years old; (arch.)  twenty
 several years;  a few years
 district;  section;  sector
 head;  chief;  merit;  strong point;  superiority;  major
 most;  highest;  maximum;  best;  wonderful;  finest
 existing (at the present moment);  alright;  acceptable;  to be (usu. of inanimate objects);  to have
 if;  when;  and;  with;  used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.);  promoted pawn;  indicates a question
 layman;  believer;  adherent;  follower;  laity
 command;  lead;  generalship;  leadership
 to come (spatially or temporally);  to approach;  to come back;  to do ... and come back;  to come to be;  to become
 elder;  senior;  senior monk;  dean;  presbyter
 to see;  to look;  to examine;  to look over;  to look after;  to attend to;  to experience
 -ical;  -ive;  -like;  -ish;  (something) like;  along the lines of
 to be blessed with;  to be rich in;  to abound in
 under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of);  during (war, occupation, etc.)
 also;  too;  not ... either;  (it's not possible) no matter what;  although one might wish otherwise
 Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period);  Kyoto-Osaka region;  Kansai region
 district;  region;  the country;  countryside;  civilian society
 concealment;  hiding;  ambush;  incubation;  latency;  dormancy
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 religious mission;  religious proclamation
 to continue;  to keep up;  to keep on
 letter;  missive;  note;  mail
 to;  for;  in order to;  for;  as for;  regarding
 always;  all the time;  never;  usual;  regular
 persistence;  fortitude;  indomitability
 belief;  faith;  conviction
 to overflow;  to brim over;  to flood
 the person in question;  prominent figure;  distinguished person;  that person
 any kind of;  every;  whatsoever;  whatever
 circumstances;  conditions;  situation;  reasons;  state of affairs
 to do;  to carry out;  to cause to become;  to make (into);  to serve as;  to act as;  to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
 to betray;  to turn traitor to;  to double-cross
 et cetera;  etc.;  or something;  the likes of;  for example;  for instance