simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
village; hamlet; settlement
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
wide difference; a world of difference
banquet or reception hall
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
to enclose; to impound; to cut off; to corral
progress; advance; improvement; development
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
swindler; imposter; crook
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
emperor; living god; god incarnate; miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
locality; local area; limited area
intensification; aggravation
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil strongly; to be excited
guardian; mentor; protector
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject