history; pedigree; lineage
a long time (since the last time)
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
sea god; Poseidon; Neptune; sea; ocean
gods of restoration (who purify sin, etc.)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
sincere; earnest; serious
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
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
creation of Japan (by the gods Izanagi and Izanami); birthing of Japan
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
charming; bewitching; coquettish
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
failure; mistake; blunder
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
in that manner; like that
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant