to outwit; to defeat with the unexpected

階建: a floor or storey in a building

writer

the Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori, and Shimane)

(historiography) Chinese local chronicle

Setouchi Region: Region of Japan's inland sea (the body of water separating Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū, three of the four main islands of Japan) and coastal areas roundabout

local newspaper

(slang) person who lives outside of the major Japanese metropolitan areas (often in reference to hindered access to physical forms of cultural phenomena such as promotional events)

local self-government, autonomy

passive, inactive, timid