worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
modern person; people of today
religious studies; study of religion
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
practicality; utility; usefulness
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
folklore studies; folkloristics
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
based on; on the basis of
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
waypoint (e.g. with a GPS); checkpoint
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
whatever (the case may be)
will not do; do not; does not
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
information technology; IT
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
progress; advance; improvement; development
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
permanence; forever unchanging
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
strong; resolute; firm; strict
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
descendant; progeny; offspring
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe