Buddhist scriptures; sutras
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
instead; but (on the other hand)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
gods of the land; earthly deities
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
early on; earlier on; from early
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
representative; exemplary; model
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
country; territory; domain; realm
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
Eurasian continent; Eurasia
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
piling up; multiple layers
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting