accession to the throne; enthronement
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
Ninigi no Mikoto (Japanese deity, grandson of Amaterasu)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
rule; reign; government; governing
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
first generation; founder
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
evil thought; malicious motive
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
Mesopotamian civilization (civilisation)
Egyptian civilization (civilisation)