feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
banquet or reception hall
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
people; citizens; subjects; folk
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
authority; power; influence
rule; reign; peaceful times
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to boost; to force up; to push up
to name; to call; to christen; to term
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
(some) more; even more; longer; further