Vocabulary

being inducted into a hall of fame

tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan

mistake; error

unauthorized; unapproved; not recognized

triangular three-pillar torii

masculine face (on a woman)

lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master

entering a village; moving to a village

a little; snugly

land leech (Haemadipsa zeylanica japonica)

Whitmania pigra (species of leech)

Hirudo nipponia (species of blood-sucking leech)

Helobdella stagnalis (species of leech)

wheat grain

misty; foggy

sorting of documents; filing documents

visiting Fukuoka; coming to Fukuoka

coming to a capital city (esp. Tokyo or Kyoto)

rhyming dictionary

to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry

situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; Benkei's last stand

proficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished

chai (black tea with milk, sugar and spices); masala chai

chai tea; masala chai

getting tired from dealing with people; getting tired of being around people

merchant guild entrusted by the shogunate to manage its respective trade (Edo period)

anthropophobia; dizziness experienced in crowded places

indicates respect for the one performing an action and politeness to the listener

incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

rhyming word; rhyme

interpreter-guide; guide-interpreter

overhaul; taking apart and cleaning

about to leave; about to start out

periventricular leukomalacia (leucomalacia)

spending a day's revenue within the day; being liberal with one's money

cystic

supply base; storage depot

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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