November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
five fundamental texts of Ise Shinto
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
order; command; life; destiny; fate
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
(a) vein; (a) thread (of connection)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)
flippant; frivolous; thoughtless; careless
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
connection; link; relationship