production; output; turning out
ancient time; age of the gods
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
imperial order; imperial decree
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
official history; authorized history
Emperor Chuuai; Chuuai Tenno
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
successive generations; successive emperors
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
rise and fall; ups and downs; welfare; vicissitudes
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
(water-filled) paddy field
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
to provide; to arrange; to install
acclimatization; naturalization; acclimation
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to cause a person trouble