to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
spontaneous; arising from within; intrinsic; voluntary
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
sacred art; religious art
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
change; transition; vicissitudes
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
depending on; dependent on
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
Hinayana (Buddhism); the Lesser Vehicle
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
metal sake jug; sake warmer
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty