to watch over; to watch attentively
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
every year; yearly; annually
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
image; figure; figure; form; image
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to be intimate with; to befriend
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
people; men and women; each person; everybody
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
northern part; the north (of a region)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
already; now; no longer; not any more
to be sacked; to be dismissed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding