author (usu. of a particular book); writer
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
Arabian Nights; One Thousand and One Nights
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
note (letter) left behind; will
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
sata andagi; Okinawan sweet deep-fried bun similar to a doughnut
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
4th day of the month; four days
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
facing; opposite; across the street; other side