native people; aboriginal; indigenous people
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
general; popular; common; typical
staying behind; remaining; residual
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
original text with its translation printed side by side or on opposite page
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that; the matter in question
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
framework raising ceremony
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
ninth day of the month; nine days
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
koma shape; five-sided shape in the form of a koma (shogi game piece)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
Aomori prefecture (Tōhoku area)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
real thing; original; actual
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
decoration; ornament; trimmings
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder