any turtle of the genus Mauremys (esp. the Japanese pond turtle, Mauremys japonica)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
(liquid) nasal mucus; nasal discharge; pituita; snot
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
god of fortune; god of wealth
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
meeting; greeting; welcome
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
marriage in which the bride is taken into the groom's family; virilocal marriage
the home of one's parents
being adopted into the family of one's bride
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
that is to say; so that means
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)
result; fruit (of); product (of)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
(our) company; (my) company; small company; small shrine
(staying) up late at night
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop