dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
military science; strategy; tactics
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to be remembered; to go down in history
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
Himiko; Himiko (queen of Yamatai)
Empress Suiko; Suiko Tenno (554-628 CE, reigning: 592-628 CE)
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
Houjou Masako (1157-1225)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to manage a state; to govern a country
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring