to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
(religious) faith; belief; creed
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
attendance; participation; presence
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
king's younger brother; royal brother
husband and wife; married couple
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to offer (e.g. flowers at a grave); to present (to a god, the deceased, etc.); to dedicate; to give as a parting gift; to offer (parting words)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to sob; to never stop crying; to cry on and on
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast