to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to overflow from something full
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
group; bunch; crowd; group
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
plural; multiple; several
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
cooperation; coordination; link
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)