from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
waterfall; cataract; cascade
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
striking; remarkable; considerable
aborted, stillborn or miscarried foetus (fetus); (arch.) newborn baby
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
taking (something) seriously
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
(social) position; status
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
repentance; confession; penitence
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
restraint; restriction; control; check
to bring close; to bring near; to associate with (someone); to keep company with; to let come close
dated; date; fixed; external
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
critical remark; comment; grade (at school; e.g. A, B, C)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
getting wet; wetting; exposure to water
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
perfectly round; perfectly circular
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
sunlight filtering through trees
ideal weather (for some action, event, etc.); perfect day