Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
foreign; abroad; overseas
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
liquid; beverage; food with high water content; gamble; uncertain affair
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
candidate (for an election)
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
addition; annexation; appendage
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
foobar-style name for a dummy variable
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
honorific affix; honorific prefix
no!; no no!; no, not at all
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
sexy; popular; well-liked
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
state of mind; mentality; psychology
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes