three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
Emperor Kimmei; Kimmei Tenno (510-571 CE, reigning: 539-571 CE or 531-571 CE)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the highest ground
imperial virtue; heavenly virtue; greatest virtue; highest virtue
people from overseas, especially from China and Korea, who settled in early Japan and introduced continental culture to the Japanese
land east of China; Japan
Minister of War (Zhou-dynasty China)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
to well up; to burst; to arise
naturalized citizen; naturalised citizen
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
internationalization; internationalisation; i18n (in IT)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
I told you so; you see that?
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use