to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
remarkable; striking; obvious
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
paradise across the ocean (folk belief of Okinawa and Amami)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
hostility; animosity; enmity
depravity; corruption; degradation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
episode; anecdote; vignette
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
rising; ascending; climbing
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
Last Judgment (judgment of mankind to take place when the world ends, according to various religious traditions)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
event; phenomenon; matter
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
equality; impartiality; evenness