to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
study; research; investigation
to turn completely into; to become completely
chief; main; principal; major
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
descriptive poetry; epic poem
starting point; point of departure
essence; true nature; substance; reality
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion