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every evening; night after night

3

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

7

country of origin; ethnicity

1

root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)

1

arrest; apprehension; capture

1

to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced

3

to lose sight of; to miss

1

source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring

1

fresh

1

large-scale

1

beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

8

to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill

1

aspiration; ambition

2

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

4

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

2

long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

1

won't you

13

together; in company

3

all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

1

liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

5

to close (one's eyes); to shut

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

6

attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture

2

history

6

to see; to look; to watch; to try to

1

young lord; successor of one's current lord

4

whereabout; about where; how much

1

historian

1

to pen; to write; to draw

1

erudition and extensive knowledge

1

to collect; to assemble; to gather

8

help; aid; support; assistance

4

cooperation; collaboration

3

main pillar

2

origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

6

our country; our land; one's own country

1

used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

3

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

2

Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

1

Rikkokushi (esp. Nihon-shoki)

1

Kitabatake Chikafusa (1293-1354)

1

Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)

3

widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

1

anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection

1

will not do; do not; does not

8

Jinno Shotoki (Succession of Imperial Rulers in Japan, historical treatise by Kitabatake Chikafusa, 1339)

1

living thing; animate

1

dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)

1

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

4

history book

1