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)
travel history; record of travel; experience of travel
lately; recently; nowadays
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to get on aboard; to join a ship
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
gleaming; shining; glistening
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
literature; books (reference); document