and (also); both ... and; as well as
staff with plaited paper streamers
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
shrine receiving offerings from the provincial government (pre-Meiji) or the national treasury (post-Meiji)
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to face; to go towards; to head towards
country; territory; domain; realm
cooperation; collaboration
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
time; hour; season; time of the year
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
resident; indigenous; always existing
the first and second; a few
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
again; once more; a second time
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
provincial governor (under the ritsuryo system, any of a group of officials, esp. the director)
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
occasional; infrequent; rare