gathering evidence (e.g. to back a news story); getting the facts; obtaining supporting evidence
impiety; unbelief; infidelity
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
affable; sociable; friendly
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
unrequited love; one-sided love
to show; to bare (the teeth)
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
metal plate; metallic plate
writing implement; writing tool
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to intervene; to stop (something)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
clergyman; churchman; clergy
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to revere as a god; to worship as a god; to deify
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
ruffian; villain; scoundrel
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate