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)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the four inauspicious beasts from Chinese mythology
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
these guys; these fellows
height (of body); stature
dozens; scores of; decades
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...