to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
just the other day; quite recently
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
item; article; clause; section; point
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Rikuchū (former province located in present-day Iwate Prefecture and parts of Akita Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
hunting ground; hunting preserve
Aomori (city, prefecture)
enclosed bay; inlet; deep bay; basin
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
welcoming the spirits of the dead
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
older sister; elder sister
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
traces; footprints; whereabouts
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
many; much; plenty; hardly
article; news story; report; account
title; index; heading; headline; caption