to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
village headman; village mayor
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
repayment of someone's kindness; showing one's gratitude; moral requital
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
association; union; guild
storehouse; warehouse; godown
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
level ground; plain; flatland
slope; slanting surface; bevel
tea plantation; tea field
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
to play a central role; to take a leading part
(present) head of a family
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road