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depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain

1

damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

1

lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters

1

to pick something out (nose, hole, etc.); to pry (into people's private affairs)

1

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period

1

fascinating; alluring

1

(article of) folk craft

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse

1

fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait

2

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

1

Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country

1

Mononobe Shrine

1

9th day of the month; nine days

1

horseback archery

1

medium; diviner; shaman; oracle

1

this much; this amount

1

and; thereupon; because of that

1

opening; beginning; commencement

1

to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

1

temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it

1

Shimane Prefecture (Chūgoku area)

1

money in one's possession

1

absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate

1

clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)

1

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

1

awareness; realization; noticing

1

dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)

1

prison

1

desolate; dreary; bleak

1

earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land

1

finish; completion; the end

1

(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director

1

diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)

1

publication society

1

collation editing; proofreading and annotation

1

library; book collection; paperback book

5

essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings

2

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

2

editing; compilation

2

the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

1

Imamura

1

Yoshio

1

translation and annotation; translation with notes; translator's notes

1

the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

3

politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure

1