cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
sincere; earnest; serious
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
even though; despite; when
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
sympathy; compassion; pity
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity