starting line; starting point
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
enactment; establishment; creation
dawn; daybreak; beginning
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
country; territory; domain; realm
to settle (in a place); to settle down
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
thousands; several thousand
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
something or other; anything
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
history of a nation; Japanese history
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)
to correct oneself; to restate
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
ancient time; age of the gods
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
mountain river; mountain stream
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
the ocean; the great deep
floating fortress; warship
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
ancestor; forefather; foremother