things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
selection; choice; option
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
right to choose; a say; option
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
Island; insula; island; islet
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
Matsudaira Fumai (1751-1818.5.28)
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo