that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
Zuo zhuan (c. 4th century BC); The Zuo Tradition; The Commentary of Zuo
indeed; really; truly; very much
book; volume; this; present; main; head
the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
The Five Classics (of Confucianism)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
annotation; explanatory note; comment
underground; subterranean
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
general idea; concept; notion
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
older brother; elder brother
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
woman; female; feminine gender
marriage proposal; courtship
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
Hare of Inaba (Japanese myth)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine