several types; several kinds; several species
depiction; description; portrayal
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to order; to command; to appoint
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
older sister; elder sister
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to differentiate; to segregate
Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
March; third month of the lunar calendar
article; news story; report; account
emperor (of Japan); mikado
various matters; everything
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
making provision for the elderly; making provision for one's old age; spending one's old age in comfort; Yōrō era (717.11.17-724.2.4)
Rikkokushi (esp. Nihon-shoki)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
death (of an emperor); demise
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
Empress Jitou; Jitou Tenno (645-702 CE, reigning: 690-697 CE)
different opinion; objection
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
blood vessel; blood relationship
wherein; therein; thereinto