magnetite; lodestone; loadstone
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
Wadō era (708.1.11-715.9.2)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to compose; to put together
to face the wrong way; to go in the wrong direction
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
sample; specimen; test piece
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
medium; mediocrity; average
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)