head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
important place; strategic point; critical location
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
pretext; pretense; pretence
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
supporting evidence; corroboration
record high; all-time high
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
center of the earth; centre of the earth
journey; route of a journey
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
viewing through a window; passing through a window; going through a window; doing through a window
like he said; same for me; ditto
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to be in complete attendance
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
(one's) military service record
preparatory course; preparatory department
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
perpetual change caused by karma; vicissitudes of life; that which is made
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
I have nothing to do with it
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
interests and preferences
adherence to the shogunate
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
appointment; assignment; promotion
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to (physically) force someone to sit down
rapid development; rapid unfolding