Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
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)
unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky (orig. in Onmyōdō); bad year; annus horribilis
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
public holiday; celebration (of)
translational equivalent; equivalent word in translation
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
work clothes; business suit
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
income; receipts; revenue
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
Bangui (Central African Republic)
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
Island; insula; island; islet
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
mamba (snake of the genus Dendroaspis); yamanba; manba; girl or young woman adhering to a fashion trend often characterized by extremely gaudy and colourful facial make up, heavily tanned skin and hair dyed in a bright hue
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
Tsushima (former province located on Tsushima Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Tsushima (island)
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
only; merely; but; no more than
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay