in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
a pair (of shoes or socks)
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores
two legs; two feet; two pairs
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
miraculous stone; magical rock
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
spreading Buddhist teachings
workshop; studio; atelier
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
the place for; the time for; the level of
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
coexistence; living together
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
both sides; two sides; double-sided
such ... as; or some such
mediator; manager; caretaker
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...