Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
near; close; beside; third person
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
high steward; grand master
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
well-cured sake; last year's sake; old sake
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to be surprised; to be astonished
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf; fiveleaf akebia; fruit of the akebia
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt