suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
personality; character; individuality; personhood
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
to push aside; to brush aside
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
originally; by nature; from the start
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
near; close by; within reach; familiar
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
at that time; in those days
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
Emperor Jimmu; Jimmu Tenno
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
first generation; founder
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
history of Japan; Japanese history
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone