nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
continental; calm; not worried with unimportant details
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
district; section; sector
archeological excavation (archaeological)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
age determination; dating
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
charming; bewitching; coquettish
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
mammoth (esp. the woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
student (esp. a university student)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all