Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
study; diligence; discount; reduction
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
sick person; patient; invalid
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to become decrepit and ugly with age
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
military service; conscription
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
participation; joining; entry; adherence
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
many; numerous; various; large number of
study; research; investigation
to overdo; to go to excess; to indulge; to act licentiously
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn