explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
preface; introduction; preamble
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to entertain; to make welcome
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
embodiment; realization; materialization
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
waking or sleeping; constantly; at all times; twenty-four hours a day
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause