expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
phonetic symbol; phonogram; phonetic script
ideogram; ideograph; ideographic script
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
mixed writing (kanji and kana)
Tonerishinnou (Prince) (676-735)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
instability; insecurity; crankiness
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907); T'ang dynasty
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
chronological order (form of historical writing); ordering chronologically
to make a list; to enumerate
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to differ; to vary; to disagree
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
literature; books (reference); document
to collect; to assemble; to gather
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
many; much; plenty; hardly
different view; alternative theory; dissenting view
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
passing on by word of mouth; oral tradition
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to do together; to share; to participate in