[大和, Dà hé, ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ]Yamato (possibly 3rd century AD), Japanese state before written records began in 7th century AD, its real dating is controversial#18520[Add to Longdo]
[やまと, yamato](n) (1) Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (2) (ancient) Japan; (adj-f) (3) (See 大和絵, 大和魂) Japanese; (P)#2108[Add to Longdo]
[しきしま, shikishima](n) (1) (See 大和・1) Yamato (province); (2) (See 日本) Japan; (3) (abbr) (See 敷島の道) the art of classical Japanese poetry#17666[Add to Longdo]
[いなぎ;いなき, inagi ; inaki](n) (1) (arch) regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court); (2) (See 八色の姓) Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles)[Add to Longdo]
[しきない, shikinai](n) (arch) (See 五畿内) the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi); obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi[Add to Longdo]
[まほろば, mahoroba](n) (1) (uk) great and splendid land (of Yamato); (2) spiritual center of the land; one's spiritual home; (3) excellent location; splendid place[Add to Longdo]
[やまとなでしこ;ヤマトナデシコ, yamatonadeshiko ; yamatonadeshiko](n) (1) (uk) (See 撫子・1) large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); (2) woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan[Add to Longdo]
[たっきゅうびん, takkyuubin](n) (See 宅配便・1) express home delivery (by the Kuroneko Yamato company); door-to-door parcel delivery; courier service[Add to Longdo]
[つちぐも, tsuchigumo](n) (1) (土蜘蛛 only) (uk) (See 地蜘蛛) Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider); (2) tsuchigumo (people of ancient Japan who were not subjects of the Yamato court)[Add to Longdo]
[しなべ;ともべ, shinabe ; tomobe](n) (1) group of persons working at the imperial court (Yamato period); (2) various craftsmen and artisans under the ritsuryo system[Add to Longdo]