to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
Empress Suiko; Suiko Tenno (554-628 CE, reigning: 592-628 CE)
Empress Jitou; Jitou Tenno (645-702 CE, reigning: 690-697 CE)
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
a posteriori; posteriority
calendar making; number of years; one's fate; the year
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
all people; the whole nation
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
other; another; remaining; over; more than
bhava (becoming, existence)
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
form; shape; figure; appearance; phenomenon
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to do properly; to do formally
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
fertile; productive; fruitful
most important task; most pressing task; urgent business
king; monarch; ruler; champion
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
Water Ox (50th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1913, 1973, 2033)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
complete; whole; perfect; safe
Emperor Reigen; Reigen Tenno (1654-1732 CE, reigning: 1663-1687 CE)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
main cause; primary factor