people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced continental culture to the Japanese
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
history of a nation; Japanese history
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
powerful person; influential person
Fujiwara No Fuhito (659-720)
influence; clout; leverage
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
writing; composition; essay; sentence
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to refer to; to use as reference
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
Fujiwara No Kamatari (614-669)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
clear writing; specification
authority; power; influence
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
chapter one; first chapter
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
outline; summary; argument
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction