is something that; is that which
statue; picture; picture revealing character
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
old Japanese court music; gagaku
to rule; to govern; to administer
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
epitaph; inscription on a tomb
discovery; detection; finding
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
to mix; to stir; to blend
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
special; particular; peculiar; unique
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
accurate; correct; precise; exact