to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
deeply meaningful; profound; rich (in meaning)
explanation; interpretation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to need; to demand; to take; to require
successive generations; successive emperors
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pile up; to accumulate
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to take over; to hand over
foresight; wisdom; sagacity
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
interference; intervention; meddling
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
difference; discrepancy; variation
antiquity; the previous era
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
it is not (like that) either
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time