彌生(やよい)

March; the Yayoi period

彌漫(びまん)

diffusion; spreading throughout

彌縫(びほう)

patching up; making temporary repairs

彌勒(みろく)

Maitreya; the future Buddha

彌陀(みだ)

Amida Buddha

彌(いや)が上(うえ)にも

all the more; increasingly

彌増(いやま)す

to increase; to grow ever more

彌栄(いやさか)

prosperity; continued flourishing

開幕(かいまく)を前(まえ)に、期待(きたい)は彌(いや)が上(うえ)にも高(たか)まった。

In anticipation of the opening, excitement grew all the more.

彌生文化(やよいぶんか)は稲作(いなさく)とともに発展(はってん)した。

Yayoi culture developed alongside rice cultivation.