to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
thorough; exhaustive; complete
representative; exemplary; model
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
Son of God; child of an emperor
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
twig used in grafting; budwood
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
that; he; she; that person
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
tanka appendage to a long poem
this world; this life; world of the living