return to secular life (of a monk); secularization; secularisation
various articles; various items; various kinds
important cultural property; important cultural asset
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
supernatural (e.g. psychic phenomena and such); paranormal
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
ridiculously; unusually; exceptionally
(religious) faith; belief; creed
high and low (social standing)
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
advanced; pioneering; cutting-edge
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
someone (something) not to be trifled with
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
vain dream of wealth and splendour
Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
wizardry; secret of immortality
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling