overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to become familiar (to one's ears)
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
many; numerous; various; large number of
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to revere as a god; to worship as a god; to deify
to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
too many to count; too numerous to mention
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
armed might; military power; the sword; force
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
board or officer's meeting
confusing people; magic; ghost, monster, etc., the true identity of which is unknown
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
separation; isolation; extrication; release; isolation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
(dying of) natural causes
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
retirement; resignation; stepping down
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards