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

Chinese (any language spoken in China) / Chinese (class of languages) / Chinese (Mandarin)

China Standard Time

(humanities) sinology

illegitimacy (being born out of wedlock)

a privately-owned ricefield, especially one under the historical 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

Kyūjitai form of 私鉄 (“private railway”)

(formal) we, us

(honorific) we; us

personal grudge