to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to revere; to respect; to worship
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
hand used like a sword in striking
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
found article; thing picked up (e.g. in the street); (lucky) find; piece of good luck; windfall
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
Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
two classes; double; two sets
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
one by one; one at a time; in turn
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
again; once again; yet again
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
without cause; without reason
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
cold reception; inhospitality
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm