commerce; trade; business
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
eloquence; volubility; (lit.) (like) water on a standing board
smoothly; easily; readily
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
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