prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
heart and soul; all one's heart; all one's energy
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
sitting calmly and quietly (i.e. in order to meditate)
lonely; lonesome; dreary; (arch.) loneliness; (arch.) desolation
dhyana-samadhi (meditative concentration); ascetic practice atop a sacred mountain (in Shugendō); mountain top
abdication (of a Chinese emperor) in favor of a virtuous successor (as opposed to an heir); smooth transference of power (responsibility, etc.)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the West; the Occident; Western countries
the two sects of Buddhism introduced to Japan during the Heian period (Tiantai and Shingon) and the six sects introduced during the Nara period
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to name; to call; to christen; to term
being already (well) aware
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
literal translation; direct translation
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
sound (of a sentence); euphony
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
library (usu. single-room); small library
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia)
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people