Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
tenth day of the month; ten days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
error; mistake; slip; bug
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
course; route; path; process; means
misprint; typographical error; typo
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
right beside; close to; nearby
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
originally; by nature; from the start
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
suppression; repression; subjugation
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to serve; to work for; to attend
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government