reason; logic; sense; truth; right
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to some extent; to a certain extent
importation; ingression; migration; transfection
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
national traits or character; nationality
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
longing for; burning desire
everywhere; at every turn
set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
talk; story; conversation
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
imperial court; royal court
product; produce; result; fruit
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
essence; kernel; spirit; pith
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
city dweller; townspeople
negotiations; discussions; connection
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file