to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
man'yōgana; early Japanese syllabary composed of Chinese characters used phonetically
notation; orthography; writing system; representation
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
is something that; is that which
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
many; a lot; much; multitude
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Emperor Nintoku; Nintoku Tenno
years of (someone's) birth and death
(Japanese) empress; queen
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person