god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
curious; strange; unusual
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
people; men and women; each person; everybody
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
tone (of voice); manner of talking
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
certainly; surely; definitely
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
entreaty; supplication; petition
construction; establishment
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
looking coldly on; looking upon disapprovingly; frowning on
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
besides; in addition; also; moreover
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe