to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
within the village; all over the village; throughout the village
in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
all present; all concerned; all of us
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
fixed date; appointed day
6th day of the month; six days
taking in; bringing in; capturing (e.g. customers); attracting; confusion; bustle
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
rice cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet; (arch.) five-household neighborhood unit (for mutual aid, self-protection, etc.; Edo period)
to be main; to be principal; to be important
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
planting; planting out; transplanting
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
to own; to receive; to understand
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter