Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
principle; aim; main purpose; central part; pillar
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
territorial relationship; regional bond
leadership; initiative; spearhead
day of month; counter for days
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
administration; government; administrator; governor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
difference; disparity; gap
hometown; rural township (of China)
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
attendance; presence; appearance
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
member; regular member; active member
collective responsibility; joint liability
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
historical context; historical background
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
institutions bequeathed from the past
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family