religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
curse; spell; malediction
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
materials; data; document
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
righteousness; justice; right
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
consideration; taking into account
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
orphan; person without friends
homelessness; homeless person; being removed from the family register (Edo period)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
quiet; still; surreptitious
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
overlooking; turning a blind eye
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
relation; connection; relevance
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of