indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
history of Japan; Japanese history
fumi-e; fumie; tablet bearing Christian images, on which Edo-period authorities forced suspected Christians to trample; allegiance test; loyalty test
general; popular; common; typical
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
snake; serpent; large snake
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature