most difficult; next to impossible
investigation; study; research
to be unequal to the burden (job); to be too heavy a load for
bygones; the past; past event
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
convention; tired tradition; old custom
in terms of; from the point of view of
decision; settlement; definition
indispensable; essential; necessary
crops; agricultural produce
people; crowd; masses; the public
old Kanto-area folk songs
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
to hear; to imbibe; to drink
to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
you could say; you might say; verging on the
private records or documents
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
whichever person (indefinite pronoun); everyone; every person; all
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate