institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
when it becomes; when it comes to
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
change; alteration; modification
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
I see; that's right; indeed
to trace back to (the origins of something)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
materials; data; document
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to practice magic; to practise magic
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat