mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
commencing with; including
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
token (effort); something done for form's sake
system; institution; organization; organisation
like this; this sort; this way
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(arch.) paper on which questions and comments are pasted; backing paper; blotting paper
day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
fourth day of the month; four days
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor