very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
oracle; revelation; divine message
kanji "person radical" (radical 9)
kanji "dog" or "animal" radical at left
minister (of a government department)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
caller; visitor; company; guest
general classification; broad categorization
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
new government; new administration
centralization of power; centralisation of power
State Shintō; nationalistic and ideological form of Shinto, abolished in 1945
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
cultural assets; cultural property
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
abolition; discontinuance; discontinuation; repeal; annulment