election; selection; choice
examination method; method of investigation; search procedure
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to discuss; to talk together
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
leader; guide; mentor; coach
sound of voice; vocal sound
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
whole house; whole audience
the late emperor; preceding emperor
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
immortal; undying; indestructible
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to become familiar (to one's ears)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
recollection; reminiscence
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to be overcome with emotion
comparatively; relatively
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
disorder; chaos; confusion
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
hegemony; leadership; initiative