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; Obon; 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
serious crime; grave sin; mortal sin; deadly sin
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
use; utility; effect; benefit
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
cold-water ablutions (for spiritual purification)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
wild fox; mythical fox capable of possessing people
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra