land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
since then; from that time; ever since
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
bishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
defend and maintain; support; protection
national border; provincial border
clergyman; churchman; clergy
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
compulsory military service
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
imprisonment; incarceration
right of residence (i.e. right to go on leasing a house, etc.)
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to take up residence; to settle in
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
regular member; full member
newcomer; initiate; rookie
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
beyond one's control; nothing one can do