(religious) faith; belief; creed
donation; contribution; endowment
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to revere; to respect; to worship
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
entering a faith; joining a religion
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
how; in what way; how about; questionable
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to be expensive; to be costly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
carving; engraving; sculpture
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to give the stamp of approval
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
actual profit; practical use; benefit
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
this and that; various things
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention