without; unless; have to do
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
frivolous age; degenerate period in history; decadent age
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
(not) in the least; (not) at all
place; room; margin; scope
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
(not) in any way; in no way
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
Fujiwara period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 894-1185 CE)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
serious; not joking; straight
over and over; repeatedly
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
Emperor Ingyou; Ingyou Tenno
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
right and wrong; right or wrong
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
to go along; to walk along; to follow
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure