世

long era; ages; eternity

thousands of years; eternity; all generations

Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion

weariness with life; world-weariness; pessimism

real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)

Salvation Army

cosmopolitan; world citizen

latest style (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date style

picture of the world; world picture; image of the world; Weltbild

nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine

state of society; social conditions; order of the world

seclusion from the world

Buddhism

monastic seclusion

Imperial reign

Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)

fish that are called by different names as they grow larger

starting a business

opening a store (for the day)

head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder

prehistoric age

during one's lifetime

degenerate age; corrupt world

pessimistic view of life; pessimism

female household; household consisting wholly of women

previous existence

this decadent world

rare; uncommon