Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
unity of church and state; theocracy
edict; ordinance; proclamation
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
in a day; in a brief space of time
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
family which supports a temple; parishioner
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
directions; instructions; orders; command
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
precondition; prerequisite
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
spring day; spring sunlight
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
simple honesty; tactless frankness
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness