killing someone with a magical curse
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); God
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
calamity; disaster; accident
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
vulgar; mean; base; coarse; crude
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi
grave goods; burial accessories
terracotta army (clay figurines found near the mausoleum of the first Qin emperor in China); terracotta warriors and horses
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited