undesirable state brought about by (my) lack of virtue; feeling morally responsible; mea culpa
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
material; materials; data; information; documents
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
charity; benevolence; philanthropy
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
as a child; when one was a child
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
fine weather; fair weather
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
sunshade; blind; awning; parasol
triangle; triangular shape
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
winter cherry (Prunus parvifolia); winter cherry blossoms
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
natural growth; wild growth
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
the Gospel according to John (book of the Bible)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
occasion; time; section (of a literary work or piece of music); passage; clause; season; term
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
18-litre measuring container
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
deductive reasoning; deduction
induction; inductive reasoning