neighbourhood; neighborhood
two-character surname (in China); compound surname; family name consisting of two combined names (in ancient Japan)
hand net; dip net; scoop net
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to have one's own way (against all reason); to push through an unreasonable idea
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
person concerned; interested party; related party
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
either way; in any case; one way or another
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
blighted love; disappointed love
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
validity; verification; propriety
Yamatotakeru (12th Emperor of Japan); Prince Yamatotakeru
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Emperor Keikou; Keikou Tenno
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
Imperial tour; royal progress
Bungo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Bungo province; 732 CE)