Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
greater-than mark (>); right angle bracket
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
spring term (e.g. school); spring period
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
president (of a society); chairman
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
to concern; to be related
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work