to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
yen (currency of Japan); circle
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
image; figure; figure; form; image
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
long ago; once upon a time
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
(not) even once; (not) ever
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
kind; sort; species; species
equalization; equalisation
several men, several minds; everyone has his own (ideas, tastes, interests, etc.); different strokes for different folks
to abandon; to give up on; to desert