human pillar; human sacrifice
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to practice magic; to practise magic
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
handful; small amount; small number
to become vulgar; to coarsen
approximate age; age range
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
forced repatriation; deportation
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
motherland; fatherland; native country
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
his style; her style; his way (of); her way (of)
Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
death (and entering the hereafter)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap