period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to put into the mouth; to eat
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
surely; certainly; without doubt
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to challenge (a person) to a fight
great war; great battle; world war
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
failure; mistake; blunder
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
intelligence; intellect; brains
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
accumulation; accumulate; store
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)