fresco; mural; wall painting
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
refutation; rebuttal; retort
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
strange; mysterious; queer; weird
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
magic; sorcery; incantation
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
to blame; to find fault with
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
results of a scientific investigation; findings
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
power; authority; influence
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
your highness; your grace; your eminence
Roman Curia; Curia Romana; Vatican
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation