to step forward; to volunteer
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
counsel; defender; advocate
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
eight-sided shape; octagon
open; spacious; extensive
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
unimpressive; unimpressed
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
singing and dancing; song and dance
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
bishop's staff; khakkhara
holy tree; sacred tree; Christmas tree
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
glossy black hair; green hair
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching