distant; remote; isolated
Yamato (province); Japan; the art of classical Japanese poetry
mature woman; middle-aged woman
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
the Kojiki and Nihon-shoki
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to redraw (a line); to catch (a cold) again; to consult (a reference) again
powerful family; powerful clan
regional administrator (pre-Taika hereditary title)
territorial ruler (Yamato-period)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
popular name; common name; given name
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in this manner; in this way; like this
secretary (government); director; chief