hegemony

a prefecture in the 関東 (Kantō) region of Japan facing the Pacific Ocean; its capital city is 横浜 (Yokohama)

a prefecture of Japan comprising of islands south of 九州 (Kyūshū, “Kyushu”) between the Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea; its capital city is 那覇 (Naha)

The Tale of Genji (novel by Murasaki Shikibu)

mumblingly

(onomatopoeia) Representing gentle laughter.

The hiragana syllable ふ (fu). Its equivalent in katakana is フ (fu). It is the twenty-eighth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行う段 (ha-gyō u-dan, “row ha, section u”).

expresses an ongoing state / expresses reptition

賦: fu (Chinese literary form developed during the times of the Han dynasty that combines prose and poetry) / 麸, 麩: wheat bran; wheat gluten; foods made from wheat gluten, somewhat similar to bread

不: un-, non-, in-