temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
carving; engraving; chiselled features
falsely similar; counterfeit
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
curse; spell; malediction
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
vexed; irritated; fretful; shaggy; bushy; ragged
embodying; expressing concretely
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
vice; immorality; corruption
to thrust before; to thrust at
succession; continuation; series; sequence