Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
(wind or human-powered) warship
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(ship or shipbuilding) timber or plank
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
appalling; awful; extreme pain; deep sorrow
being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
being intrusive; intrusive person
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
principal occupation; core business
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!