mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
talented person; clever person
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
capable person; talented person
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
teachings of Buddha; Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhist enlightenment
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
gods of the land; earthly deities
having not the slightest idea
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
farming; agriculture; cultivation
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
dispersion; separation; scattering; breakup
to be remembered; to go down in history
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
purification; refining; simplification
have to; have no choice but to; cannot help (doing); be compelled to; be obliged to; be forced to
planned; scheduled; systematic