Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
to start (e.g. a scene, a war, etc.); to end (e.g. a play, an episode, an event, etc.)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
violence; vehemence; fury; fervour; fervor; severity
senior envoy; chief delegate
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
arriving first; first to arrive; moving first
handling cargo; loading and unloading; cargo work
preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
setting on fire; setting afire
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition
internment; detainment; detention
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; porcelain
spreading; infesting; running rampant
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
private affairs; personal matter
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
exchange (something) together
several times (as large, over)
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)