for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
to crumble away; to collapse
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
split; division; break up
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
founder of a religious sect
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
yen (currency of Japan); circle
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
single-storied house; single-storied building
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
participant; entrant; player; competitor
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
lecture; sermon; preaching; scolding; preaching; moralizing
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...