interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
memories; recollections; reminiscence
though; notwithstanding; although
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
long (time that has passed); old (story)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to begin; to set about; to start
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
free translation; liberal translation
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to translate; to interpret
difficult to ...; hard to ...
poor translation; clumsy translation; my translation
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
lucidity; intelligibility; perspicuity
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
literal translation; direct translation
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
revision (of text); alteration; change