truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
snake; serpent; large snake
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
fallen angel; Lucifer; demon; Satan
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at that time; in those days
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
wherein; therein; thereinto
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
surname; family name; last name
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)