oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
ancient time; age of the gods
tracing back; retroactivity
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
germination; sprouting; budding
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
distinction; differentiation; classification
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
bifurcation; branch; branched; rami-
creation; Creation (by God)
creation of heaven and earth
visual hallucination; vision
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
classification; categorization; sorting
God; god; ace; king; superior person
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
depending on; dependent on
the whole world; the universe
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial