compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
other; another; over; more than; I; me
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
Country of Na (a country that existed within Japan during the Yayoi period)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
Former Han dynasty (China, 206 BCE-9 CE); Western Han dynasty
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
(ribbon of) an official seal
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
un-; non-; negative prefix
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very