to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
almost; roughly; approximately
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
instead; but (on the other hand)
Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
Harvest festival held on the night of the tenth day of the tenth month (to send the rice paddy gods back to the mountains after harvest)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
northern part; the north (of a region)
Nagano (city, prefecture)
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
triangle; triangular shape
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
near; close; beside; third person
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
deity of rice fields and harvests
duty; function; office; mission; task
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish