historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to differ; to vary; to disagree
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
maternal line; mother's side of the family
third day of the month; three days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
at that time; in those days
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
compilation; editing; recording
posterity; future life; life to come
poems collected at the behest of the Emperor (from 905 to 1439); Imperial collection of poetry
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
the Japanese syllabary symbols
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph