southern Kyūshū (a region of Japan) / Minami Kyūshū (a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan)

(historical) Kōzuke (a province of Japan) / (by extension, poetic) Gunma (a prefecture of Japan)

(Buddhism) Rinzai school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism

(Buddhism) Ōbaku school, one of the major sects of Zen Buddhism

elimination of stenches

tradition

a pine tree / a pine branch decorated for the celebration of New Year / the highest rank of a 3-tier ranking system

pray

pray / entreat / beg / plead / prayer

a target, a mark, a bullseye / an objective, an object (of doing something)