China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
image; figure; figure; form; image
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to translate; to interpret
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
in advance; beforehand; previously
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
in terms of; from the point of view of
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
meaning; significance; sense
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to differ; to vary; to disagree
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
in that way; thus; so; so?
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit