to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
in deep black; in jet black
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
blood vessel; blood relationship
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
ancient city; former capital
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
small hill; low hill; hillock
roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
fine view; beautiful sight
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
word; term; language; speech
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
loanword (in Japanese, esp. one of Western origin); word of foreign origin
Japanese language; wago; native Japanese words (as opposed to Chinese-derived words and other loanwords)
one's home country; one's homeland
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
clarification; elucidation; explanation
one's native language; Japanese
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
epistolary style using the auxiliary "sōrō" in place of "aru"
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
as the sound of surging water; vigorous; surging; welling
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
modern Japanese (as spoken since the Middle Ages); Japanese spoken during the Meiji period (sometimes including the late Edo period and/or the Taishō period)