singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
general classification; broad categorization
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
lord of a manor; estate steward
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
while; during (the time when)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
so to speak; so to call it; as it were