State Shintō; nationalistic form of Shinto, formerly the official religion of Japan
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
Orikuchi Shinobu (1887.2.11-1953.9.3)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
episode; anecdote; vignette
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
final; eventual; ultimate
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
talk; recital; narration; topic
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
tourism association; tourist association; tourism bureau
depiction; description; portrayal
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
please; somehow or other; one way or another
first thing in the afternoon
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
running as fast as one can
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
presence (impressive quality)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light