eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
decorative Japanese cord made from twisted paper; Antenoron filiforme; Polygonum filiforme
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to order; to command; to appoint
(religious) vow; prayer (for something by making a vow)
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
a Buddha; deceased person
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
even though; despite; when
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
responsibility; duty; obligation
district headman; head county official
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid