reason; cause; circumstances
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
village; hamlet; countryside; country
remembrance; recollection; recognition
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to investigate; to examine
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
how long; how much; to what extent
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
hometown; rural township (of China)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
since one was born; (in) all one's life
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
infant; baby; little child
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
master; teacher; stable master
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
leader; guide; mentor; coach
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
square formation (of troops); magic square
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
dead person; deceased person
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
first generation; founder
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice