each nation; many nations; many countries
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
Acala (Wisdom King); Āryācalanātha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); three-person saddle
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
spring water; clear (pure) water
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
condensed milk; Soviet Union
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart