(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(an) authority; (a) source; (written) reference
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
originally; by nature; from the start
A Collection of Tales from Uji
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
not limited to; not just ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
this land; our country; Imperial Court
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
drama; play; Chinese opera
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
musical dance; music and dancing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
"dancing" with hands and arms from a seated position; dancing empty-handed
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come