Vocabulary

Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)

Saikaidō (name for the Kyūshū region under the ritsuryō system)

Chikushū (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)

Nichiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)

Ryōchiku (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)

Hishū (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)

Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)

Hi (former province located in present-day Nagasaki, Saga and Kumamoto prefectures; later split into Hizen and Higo provinces)

don't try to force good things to happen

putting the cart before the horse

incessant talking; rapid talking

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fearless; daring; knowing no fear

slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis); oblong sunfish

sunfish

semi-gloss paper; semi-glossy paper

pes anserine bursitis; goosefoot bursitis; knee tendon bursitis

high-quality coloured and textured paper

semigloss; semimatte; semimat

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glassine; glassine paper

glassine; glassine paper

skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently

Kaesong (North Korea)

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Chungcheongbuk-do (South Korea); North Chungcheong Province

Chungcheongnam-do (South Korea); South Chungcheong Province

Gangwon-do (South Korea); Gangwon Province

Gyeonggi-do (South Korea); Gyeonggi Province

Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province

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Gyeongsangnam-do (South Korea); South Gyeongsang Province

Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province

Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province

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Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)

quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony

desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world