pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
general idea; concept; notion
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
something like ...; something called ...
inhuman; immoral; unreasonable; outrageous; wicked
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
world of the tengu; hell of the long-nosed goblins
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
parents and siblings; one's relatives
of course; certainly; naturally
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
major war; great war; world war
land of the gods; Japan; China
to take back; to recapture
eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
dozens; scores of; decades
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
I see; that's right; indeed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed