officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
idiot; idiocy; profound mental retardation
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
strangling (to death); strangulation
that; he; she; that person
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
aircraft fabric covering; buffing wheel; polishing mop
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to care for someone; to look after someone
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
to waste time; to kill time
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
separation; divorce; severing of connections
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
beginning of autumn; beginning of fall
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
to come face to face (with)
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be unable to make up one's mind; to be undecided
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes