to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
educational institution; school; academy; campus
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
good feeling; feeling good
to join forces; to cooperate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
standing statue; standing image
eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara; eleven-faced Kannon
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
the teachings of Buddha (as likened to the Dharmachakra, originally a wheel-like weapon used to destroy the evils of mankind); Buddhist doctrine
Akasagarbha (bodhisattva)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression