to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
action of making something; -ification
place of assemblage for the bold and ambitious
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
morning; (arch.) next morning
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
race (of people); type of person
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
common reed (Phragmites australis)