tradition; legend; folklore
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
while alive; during one's lifetime
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in this manner; in this way; like this
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to gather; to collect; to assemble
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
creation; Creation (by God)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to revere; to respect; to worship
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
woman; female; feminine gender
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to bring; to take; to bring about
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
chief; main; principal; important
to play a central role; to take a leading part
training; drill; practice; discipline
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter