same country; same province; the (said) country
God bless me!; Good heavens!
major change; major transformation
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
unification of the whole country
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
useless; no good; hopeless
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
raging fire; conflagration
white stone; white (go pieces)
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine