by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
various countries; various regions; various provinces
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
labor; labour; manpower; working force
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
development; exploitation
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
counter for generations; epoch
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology
in perfect form; going swimmingly
politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
to play a leading role; to play a central part
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
Island; insula; island; islet
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break