(religious) denomination; sect
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
following one's master into the grave; committing suicide after one's lord has died
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
archeologist; archaeologist
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
program of a ceremony (programme)
Gospel of Luke (book of the Bible)
softcover (book); paperback
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
airing of clothes, hanging scrolls, etc. (to prevent damage from insects and mould)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
innermost depths of one's heart
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
premarital sexual relations (intercourse)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)