palace room for government officials; fellow; set (of people); clan
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
person conducting a ritual; priest directing a ceremony; chief priest; conducting a ritual
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
based on; on the basis of
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
system; organization; organisation; architecture
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
they; those guys; those fellows
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
violent explosion; bursting
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
body; physical system; (the) person
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
real experience; actual observations
genius; prodigy; natural gift