Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
knowing; (an) acquaintance
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
powerful person; influential person
to write down; to record; to register
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
history of Japan; Japanese history
selection; choice; option
hereabouts; around there; that area
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
few decades; many decades; several decades
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
those (near the second person)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
impeccable; unimpeachable; cannot be faulted; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless