honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
yogi; practitioner of yoga
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
mistress; kept woman; concubine
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
innocent; blameless; guiltless
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
largest class; top category
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
nothing but; none other than
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile