Lidth's jay (Garrulus lidthi)
headquarters; head office; main office
traditional Okinawan folk music
secret language; code word; argot
ninth month of the lunar calendar; September
sago cycad (Cycas revoluta); king sago palm; sago palm; Japanese sago palm
knowledge applied to evil purposes
rate; ratio; percentage; commission; poundage; percentage
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with
large feudal domain; large fiefdom; powerful clan
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
(an) exile; vagrant; wanderer; nomad
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(Edo-period) chief minister
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)