Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
one by one; one each; one at a time
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
collaboration; joint work
springlike; like wind blowing through the spring sunshine
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
near; close; beside; third person
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
author; writer; novelist; artist
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear