viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
Yomotsu Hirasaka (slope that leads to the land of the dead)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
military forces; hosts; troops
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
Huang Di (The Yellow Emperor; legendary emperor of China)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
evil shaman; witch doctor
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
Vaisravana (guardian god of Buddhism)
same family (race, tribe)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
entering Nirvana; death (of Buddha, high priest, saint, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
eagle (Accipitridae family)
wicked thought; wicked mind
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something