Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
fishing industry; fishery
occupation; calling; livelihood
power; authority; influence
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
village headman; village mayor
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
to lie down; to throw oneself down
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
using one's arms as a pillow
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
charcoal; charred remains
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to be willing to do anything (any trick) to achieve one's end
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously