thought; consideration; thinking
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
writing; composition; essay; sentence
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
at that time; in those days
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
constitution; rules; regulation
to translate; to interpret
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
of course; certainly; naturally
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
like; similar to; same as
fat; tallow; lard; grease
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
staff with plaited paper streamers
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)