-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
stairs; stairway; staircase
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
thousand years; very long period; forever
underground shopping arcade connected to a station
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
official name; formal name
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
this is why; this means; it is the case that
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
8000 years; thousands of years; eternity
reset; fresh start; new beginning
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race