the original; original copy; script
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
way of solving (a problem); solution
to write down; to record; to register
only recently; just of late
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
root; source; origin; cause
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
foreign; abroad; overseas
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
preliminary arrangements; spade work
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane Prefecture)
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)
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
rebirth; new birth; nascent
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.