sukashibori; fretwork; openwork
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
small vase for one or two flowers; flower arrangement of one or two flowers
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
with a whistle (e.g. of a kettle)
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
vermillion (colour); cinnabar; vermillion (pigment); cinnabar ink stick; correction written in red ink
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
India-ink painting; ink wash painting
Kunio Yanagita (1875.7.31-1962.8.8; folklorist)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
how many? (large animals)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
Iwate Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
village; human habitation; human settlement
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched