sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(religious) faith; belief; creed
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
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
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
founder; originator; pioneer
to be fated; to be linked by fate
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
before the gate; in front of the gate
by myself; in person; by oneself
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting