restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
highest grade; superlative degree
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to lure someone; to entice someone
Japan's best; number one in Japan
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to come from; to have roots in
thousands; several thousand
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
pieces; scraps; disconnected
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
confusion; mixing; merger
breaking off relations; disconnection; insulation (esp. electrical); isolation
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
compilation; editing; recording
compilation; editing; recording
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
ancient time; age of the gods
those (near the second person)
our country; our land; one's own country
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
high and low (social standing)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to set (citizens) to work; to employ (by force); to use
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission