to be conspicuous; to stand out
history of a nation; Japanese history
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
the ancients; ancient people
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
the original; original copy; script
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
book; volume; this; present; main; head
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
Commentary on the Kojiki (by Motoori Norinaga, 1798)
casting; cast-metal object
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
society; public; community; social studies
convenient; handy; useful
tool; implement; means; furniture
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
agricultural machinery and equipment
thousands; several thousand