something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
worldly affairs; ways of the world
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
national crisis; national disaster
Mongol invasions of Japan (1274, 1281)
the people; the public; the world
empty show; frivolity; levity
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
spreading Buddhist teachings
workshop; studio; atelier
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
exemplary farmer; outstanding farmer
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
in proportion to; according to; depending on
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to act as an intermediary
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to be erected; to be built
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
memorial service for the dead; holding a service