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)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
material (data) for one's research; research material
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sincere; honest; faithful
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity