boasting of one's hometown
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
Japan's best; number one in Japan
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Emperor Chuuai; Chuuai Tenno
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
founder; originator; pioneer
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
well; in good health; safe; free from accident