Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
forerunner; precursor; pioneer; outrider; outriding
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
third day of the month; three days
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
auspicious sign; good omen
to feel; to sense; to experience
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
letter; missive; note; mail
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
posterity; future generations
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
other; another; over; more than; I; me
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
world; society; people; the public
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance