Tales of Yamato (Heian period)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
tutelary deities of the hearth
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
great virtue; virtuous priest; priest; rich person
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
group of mountain nomads (in Japan); group of mountain people; the Sanka
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
together; at the same time; same; identical
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
similar story; variant tale
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
in the mountains; among the mountains
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
spiritual realm of humanity
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
not only ... but (also); as well as ...