anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
pre-existing; already there; conventional
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
history of Japan; Japanese history
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
rice-based or centered diet (centred)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
both hands; both arms; ten
to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
plural; multiple; several
theory of origins; origin hypothesis
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
everyday affairs; mundane matters; popular usage
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
armed forces; military; troops
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
horizon (related to bodies of water)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
fishing industry; fishery
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
production; output; turning out
gem; jewel; precious stone
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
rice cultivation; rice farming