spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
to melt together; to blend together
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
village; hamlet; countryside; country
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
hard to reach place; remote place
center; centre; metropolis
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
literally; to the letter; literal
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
spirit world; underworld; other world; supernatural world; different dimension
living up to (one's, its) reputation
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
fort; stronghold; fortification
even in the worst case; no matter how bad things get; whatever happens; under any circumstances
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention