history / the study of history

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

modern times, variously described as after the 19th century, after World War I, or after World War II, until the present

a word, a term / language, speech

unable to put into words

unable to put into words

society (group of people sharing culture) / a class, a world of a certain group

(historical, offensive) the lowest group in Japan’s caste system during the Edo period

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)

as far as ... is concerned; in terms of ...