ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
place where fire is likely to break out; possible cause of a fire
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
hypocentre (of an earthquake); hypocenter
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
trivial; not amounting to much
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
postponement; deferment; adjournment
construction; establishment
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance