favorite; favourite; habitually used
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
tradition; legend; folklore
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
creation; Creation (by God)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
society; public; community; social studies
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
kneeling and worshipping; worshipping on one's knees
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
vice; immorality; corruption
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
university student; college student
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to meet; to assemble; to congregate