be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
sign; indication; omen; symptom
possession; occupation; occupancy
(religious) faith; belief; creed
prayer (for something); supplication
cultivated fields; countryside
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood
strange; rare; novel; curious
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
each house; every house; many houses
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
Amamiooshima (island approximately 215 kilometers NE of Okinawa)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
northern part; the north (of a region)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
example; illustration; precedent
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
a certain person; unnamed person; Mr. So-and-so; a certain someone who shall remain unnamed
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture