kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
product; produce; result; fruit
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
Samkusaynu (17th century Ainu leader)
early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
legal structure; legal system; jurisprudence
pride; boast; credit (to)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
setting sail; departure (from a port)
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
fortress; stronghold; citadel
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
bracelet (usu. dating from the Kofun period)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
intensive; concentrated; focused
coin (esp. an east Asian coin, many of which have a hole in the center)
distant land; remote location; distant province
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
marine traffic; sea traffic
commerce; trade; business
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
this land; our country; Imperial Court
successive generations; successive emperors
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
socio-economics; social economy