prefectural territory; prefectural area
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
ago; since; before; previous
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
producer (film, TV, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
senior high school; high school
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
circumnavigation; circle tour by ship
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
considerably; fairly; quite
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
same; similar; (just) like; equal
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
place names used during the Ritsuryo period
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
fresh water (i.e. not salt water)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa