Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
hokora; small wayside shrine
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
dispersed (of citizens in a war-torn country, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
posterity; future generations
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
mountain hamlet; mountain village
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
under the pretext of; using the excuse of; on the plea of
one's daily life; condition; well-being; standing and sitting; movements
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound