to increase; to add to; to augment
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to fall apart; to collapse; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; (arch.) to fall apart (one's body or health)
(period of) a year; during an era
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
general idea; concept; notion
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
God; god; ace; king; superior person
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
system; institution; organization; organisation
political system; political institution; regime
class system; caste system; hierarchical system
God's will; Heaven's will
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
like that; that way; thus
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
sea of blood; pool of blood
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament