growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
descendant of a god; heavenly grandson
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
older sister; elder sister
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
both; both sides; both parties
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
first in this country; first (of its kind) in Japan
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
weighting (in averaging); aggravation
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
family; relatives; dependents; household
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)