cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
preference; priority; precedence
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
people; men and women; each person; everybody
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
common humanity; shared humanity; shared by humanity
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to incur someone's enmity
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of