carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
cikitsavidya (the ancient Indian study of medicine)
silpasthanavidya (ancient Indian study of the arts, incl. mathematics and mechanics)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
declaration; statement; proclamation
the five sciences of ancient India (grammar and composition, arts and mathematics, medicine, logic, and philosophy)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
mostly involve; principally involve
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
one by one; one after another; successively
to be erected; to be built
ritsuryo system (ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable