compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
voluminous work; bulky volume; tome; great work; masterpiece; magnum opus
shrine ranking (abolished in 1946); company ranking
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
various places; several sources
relocation of a shrine; transfer of an object of worship
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
female emperor (of Japan)
Emperor Temmu; Temmu Tenno (?-686 CE, reigning: 673-686 CE)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
righteousness; justice; right
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin