uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
Sinologist; scholar of the Chinese classics
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
study subject; course of study; department (university, etc.)
Sinology; study of China or of the Chinese classics
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
colour; color; hue; tints
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
in spite of; regardless of
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
complete financial statement; summing up; concluding
different thing; another question; different case
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
Buddhist teachings; Buddhism
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
philosophic principles; philosophy
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
folklore studies; folkloristics
to look down on; to make light of
Folk Shinto (term used by Reform Shintoists to refer to sects of syncretized Shinto)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
hastily made; improvised preparation
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
government; administration
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to leave something as it is
to adorn oneself; to dress oneself up; to give an air of; to make oneself seem like
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately