accurate; correct; precise; exact
historical materials; historical records; historical sources; archives
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
many; numerous; various; large number of
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
impossible to do (although wants to)
first-class goods; A-grade product
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
Confucian scholar; Confucianist
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to spread; to be propagated
based on; on the basis of
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
choice; selection; option
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan