to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
oracle; revelation; divine message
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
reality; actuality; hard fact
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
walking about town; stroll around town; walking the streets (e.g. for exercise)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
home; household; family; hearth
such ... as; or some such
don't you think?; indicates question
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder