agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
fabrication; lie; fiction
military forces; hosts; troops
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
listener; person with normal hearing (i.e. not deaf); hearing person
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
home area; home town; local
genius; prodigy; natural gift
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to need; to call for; to require
contradiction; inconsistency
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
official history; authorized history
extending (e.g. a book); augmenting; enlarging; supplementing
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
oral literature; folk literature
the deceased; the departed
distrust; unjust suspicion
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
germination; sprouting; budding
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to explain adequately; to be accountable
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
start; beginning; first step; clue
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight