before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet
autumn comes with harvest time and clear weather; (lit.) autumn with the sky clear and blue, and horses growing stout
pumice stone; loose rock; loose stone; floating group (in the game of go); group without a base
man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather
irregular employment; atypical employment
cross between a mallard and domestic duck
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
going alone; self-reliance
these days; nowadays; recently
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
giant; woodsman; alpinist
please (give me); please (do for me)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
to polish up (on); to refine; to hone; to polish (by rubbing)
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
position; job; employment; opening
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
to get drunk; to become tipsy
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing