scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be found; to be discovered
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
good; goodness; right; virtue
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
that's the way it is; such is life
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
sardonic laugh; scornful smile
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be pleased; to be in a good mood
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
human intellect; knowledge
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
self-interest; selfish desire
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
name; given name; first name
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error