foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
messenger; envoy; emissary
offering of cloth (rope, paper, etc.)
warrant; summons; written order
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
congratulation; celebration
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
odor-resistant; odour-resistant
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
site; point on a map; spot
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
very loose; slowly; leisurely
suicide by drowning; drowning oneself; entering the water; hitting the water