cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
intracranial; endocranial
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
well-known; noted; celebrated
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
such; like that; that sort of; very
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
agricultural community; farm village; rural
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
individual; private person; personal; private
recollection; reminiscence
same; similar; (just) like; equal
person concerned; interested party; related party
within; inside of; less than
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
river; stream; River; the ... river
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
middle period; medium-term