very much; very many; more and more
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
articles; supplies; parts
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
Mimasaka (former province located in the northeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
one part; one portion; one section
Okayama prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
Boy's Day celebration (May 5)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
Tottori prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
branch roads; forked roads; crossroads; two ways (of proceeding)
great mountain; large mountain
slip of paper bearing a book's title (pasted inside the book)
famous mountain; beautiful mountain
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
place; situation; position; location
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar