to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
doing as one pleases; having one's own way
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
wind blowing through fresh verdure; mountain air
free and easy; frank; openhearted; relaxed
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
a long time ago; in those days
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
national polity; National Athletic Meet
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
Kitabatake Chikafusa (1293-1354)
Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
establishment (of a business); founding
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
history of a nation; Japanese history
axis; pivot; central figure; key man
one grain; one drop; one bead
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned