real experience; actual observations
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
great difference; big difference; wide margin
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
special; particular; peculiar; unique
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to subsist; to keep on living
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus
Yamato period (300-550 CE)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
powerful person; influential person
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
popular name; common name; given name
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to serve; to work for; to attend
soldier; combatant; warrior
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
way of calling (something or someone)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
I see; that's right; indeed
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment