Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
essence; quintessence; flower; glory
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)
Iwami Silver Mine (Shimane Prefecture)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
preliminary arrangements; spade work
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
foreign; abroad; overseas
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
root; source; origin; cause
only recently; just of late
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
the original; original copy; script
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar