unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
town; city; municipal; urban
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
power; authority; influence
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
tendency; trend; inclination
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
Dhrtarastra (Buddhist deity)
Virudhaka (Buddhist deity)
Virupaksa (Buddhist deity)
Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
Mount Sumeru (believed to be the centre of the Buddhist world)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
ability; capability; skill
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
Sha Wujing; Sandy (character from the Chinese novel Journey to the West)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal