Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
national holiday; festival day
Fire Rabbit (4th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1927, 1987, 2047)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
tribute (to a monarch, feudal lord, etc.); taxes; taxation
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind; mediocrity
information; news; report; reward; retribution
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
state funeral; national funeral
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
establishment; settlement
to do the job; to do the business
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
dugong (Dugong dugon); sea pig
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer