wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
interior; inside; internal
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
sherry; series; serial music
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
to keep away; to keep at a distance
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to look around; to look towards (us)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to order; to command; to appoint
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
appearance; figure; shape; form