Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
aggression; invasion; raid
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
footpath between rice fields
roadside tree; row of trees
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
ascetic; pilgrim; devotee
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
diagonal move (in the game of go)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
pond snail (Viviparidae spp.)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash