Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
materials; lumber; timber
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
whereabout; about where; how much
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
directly; in person; firsthand
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
generation; lifetime; age
settlement; solution; resolution
writing; composition; essay; sentence
most part; greater part; majority
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative