restaurant (esp. Western-style)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
visitor to a sick or distressed person; hospital visitor; inquirer
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
menu; schedule; program; menu
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
preface; introduction; preamble
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
called; known as; that; to say
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
outline; summary; gist; in brief
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
second volume (of three); second book; volume two; book two
Empress Gemmei; Gemmei Tenno (661-721 CE, reigning: 707-715 CE)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally