Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
lips and teeth; mutually dependent relation
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to gain fame; to make one's name
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
original (document, copy, work, text, etc.); root; origin; source
Later Han dynasty (of China; 25-220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty; Later Han dynasty (of China; 947-950 CE)
naturalization; naturalisation
Ookuma Shigenobu (1838.3.11-1922.1.10)
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
one party; one faction; one clique
dazaifu (under the ritsuryō system, governmental office with jurisdiction over Kyushu, Iki and Tsushima)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
public relations; client liaison; client relations
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
unless (you do something)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
origin; beginning; source
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
history painting; painting of a historical, mythological or legendary event or figure
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)