Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
difficult problem; challenge
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
five most important temples of a region
to leave something as it is
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
being settled; coming to a conclusion
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
private funds; own funds; private property
public ownership; public domain
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
successfully; with success
that; the matter in question
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago