religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
same family (race, tribe)
same kind (race); homogeneousness
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
beginning; outset; first; onset
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
now that you say that; now that you mention it
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to understand; to make out
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
for example; for instance; e.g.
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
existence; possession; having; limited company
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
nature; property; disposition
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable