demonstration; parade; show of strength
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
spring day; spring sunlight
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
benefit from ancestors' virtue
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
public welfare; the people's livelihood
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
political measures; policy
five most important temples of a region
authority; power; influence
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
killing two birds with one stone
to get angry; to lose one's temper
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
testimony; (verbal) evidence
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
creation; founding; initiating
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month