technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
larger section (of village)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
unofficial record; rumour; rumor
existence; possession; having; limited company
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
Hōki (former province located in the central and western parts of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
product; produce; result; fruit
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
Fukushima prefecture (Tōhoku area)