to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
cultural standard (of a people); moral standard; cultural level; standard of living
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
is that so?; I see; right; oh
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look around; to survey
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
useless; worthless; silly; trivial
to ask; to enquire; to query
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
chief; main; principal; important