drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
name; given name; first name
paste similar to miso made from koji mold and salt water; watery mash left over from making soy sauce
literature; books (reference); document
Asuka period (550-710 CE)
to be found; to be discovered
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to apologize; to apologise
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
alone; by oneself; on one's own