collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
slim; slender; slight; delicate
stature; height; size; physique
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
based on; on the basis of
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
burning at the stake; execution by burning
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to kill by burning to death
resentment; indignation; anger
praise; admiration; exalting; extolling
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption