near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
three sides; small offering stand
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
although I say; although one might say; although called
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
from (since) ancient times; from time immemorial
meaning of a word; sense of a word
prayer service for a good crop
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
common property or characteristic
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
beginning of the month or the year; New Year's Day; the calendar
books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
New Year's Eve; end of the year
New Year's Eve; end of the year
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
kami celebrated at the beginning of New Year (usu. to pray for a good harvest); goddess of (lucky) directions
to serve; to work for; to attend