to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
honorific affix; honorific prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
kun'yomi (native Japanese reading of a kanji); reading a Chinese text (kanbun) in Japanese
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
vice; immorality; corruption
forcibly; against one's will
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
naturalization; naturalisation
descendant; posterity; offspring
pretension; assumption (of a title)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
Emperor Yuuryaku; Yuuryaku Tenno
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
distinguished service; meritorious service
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
Empress Jitou; Jitou Tenno (645-702 CE, reigning: 690-697 CE)
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to yearn for; to be in love with
links; chain; shackle; linking
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
fidelity; truth; authenticity; credibility
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences