surname; family name; last name
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
reaching; attaining; arrival
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
to run about; to rush about
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to be infected; to be contagious
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
world; society; people; the public
the reverse; other side; lining
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
transactions; dealings; business
to repeat; to do something over again
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief