near; nearby; not far off
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
attendance; presence; appearance
gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
difference in social standing; difference in social position
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
average height; average body height
young man who has a feminine aesthetic
genuine; authentic; true; pure
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
lump together; put all together
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
divide and rule; divide and conquer
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son