wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
until now; so far; up to the present
Hirata Atsutane (1776-1843)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(social) class; rank; grade
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
have to do; must; should; ought to
clear; precise; definite; distinct
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
correction; revision; amendment
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
year of one's birth; one's birth year
estate; homestead; house and land (it stands on); messuage
one house; the same house
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
itinerant entertainer or troupe
enterprise; business; company; corporation
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical