famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
people; men and women; each person; everybody
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
but; however; provided that
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
both hands; both arms; ten
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to put someone to work; to make someone work
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course