preface; introduction; preamble
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
will not do; do not; does not
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
relation; connection; relevance
incident; affair; happening; event
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
book; volume; this; present; main; head
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
beyond imagination; unimaginable
calamity; disaster; accident
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
many; a lot; much; multitude
tradition; legend; folklore
to forget completely; to leave behind
natural disaster; cataclysm
to pass (of time); to elapse
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)