heave ho (shout used by construction workers, etc. when pulling something big)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
day of month; counter for days
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
San'in region; region of western Honshu incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Engi-Shiki (set of ancient Japanese governmental regulations)
purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to have a frost; to get frost; to become frosty; to become covered with frost
autumn festival; fall festival; autumn matsuri
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
the solar calendar; the Gregorian calendar
23rd day of the month; 23 days
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
contrast; antithesis; comparison
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
madness; insanity; madman; mania; craze; obsession
first quarter moon; waxing half-moon