zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
regarding highly; attaching importance to
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
several hundred; hundreds (of)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
honorific mountain name prefixed to a temple's name
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
military authorities; army circles
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
regarding as a sure thing; seeing as a certainty
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
at that time; in those days
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
to revere; to respect; to worship