strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
folklore studies; folkloristics
concreteness; feasibility
another; different; separate; discrete
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
showing no fear, even of God
view; opinion; finding; findings
name of God (esp. in Christian contexts); name of Christ
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
powerful deity (sometimes impetuous); miraculous spirit
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
change; transition; vicissitudes
praise and censure; public criticisms
death in battle; death on the battlefield
rebel; traitor; insurgent
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
one's long-cherished desire