dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
in one's own way or style
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
urban area; urban district
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
government; administration
unity of church and state; theocracy
State Shintō; nationalistic form of Shinto, formerly the official religion of Japan
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
(religious) faith; belief; creed
folk beliefs; folk religion
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
prohibition; inhibition; ban
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out