third day of the month; three days
local specialty; local special dish
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
world record; establishing a world record (in)
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
Tōtōmi (former province located in the west of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
land survey; cadastral survey
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
right beside; close to; nearby
(navigable) canal; waterway
virtue gained by practising Buddhism
saltpan; field for drying salt
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
inner-city area; city center
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to discuss; to talk together
(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
military physician or surgeon
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
bureau director; office chief