god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to compete with each other
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
remark; statement; discourse
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
womb; uterus; parent body; base; basis
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think of; to come up with
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious