Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
at a moment's notice; readily
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
education; enlightenment; civilization; civilisation; indoctrination
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
never ceasing; never ending; endless
outsider; layman; amateur
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
to call again; to call someone back
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
clinical (e.g. pathology, physiology)
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
timewise; temporal; chronal
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent