island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
radioelement; radioactive element
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
comparatively; relatively
sense of values; values; value system
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
mental charm; moral beauty
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
Bourbon (dynasty in France, Spain)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
personal (employee); employed; retained
singing technique; way of singing
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
children's song; nursery rhyme
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
singing or chanting in unison