visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
filtration; filtering; percolation
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
cunning; wiliness; craftiness
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
annual function; annual event
to join forces with; to cooperate with
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
in the midst of the enemy
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
just; fair; proper; reasonable
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
we have a result!; game over!; match!
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
hand net; dip net; scoop net
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
prosperity; flourishing; thriving