ghost story; tale of the supernatural
long ago; once upon a time
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
power; authority; influence
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
while crying; tearfully; in tears
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to discuss; to talk together
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
to not believe one's ears
secret method; secret process; secret formula; esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
three persons; three parties
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
mixed race; mixed parentage
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
derivation; development; offshoot
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
drifting; drift; being adrift
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
coastal waters; adjacent seas