mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
day of the boar in the tenth month; mochi eaten on the day of the boar (esp. at the time of the boar)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
new straw; straw from the current year; rice seedlings boiled and dried and then tied into a woman's hair to chase evil spirits away
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga); myoga ginger; mioga ginger
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
recipient; receiver; skilled practitioner (of judo, sumo, etc.); person who picks up the cards (in karuta games)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
day-of-the-Boar mochi (made with new grains)
Yamaguchi Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
one part; one portion; one section
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(in) the air; midair; sky
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
heave ho (shout used by construction workers, etc. when pulling something big)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
day of month; counter for days
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
San'in region; region of western Honshu incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)