wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
quite; utterly; really; completely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period
ancient Shinto priestly family
government service; the bureaucracy
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
fixed; obvious; commonplace
hereditary custom; surviving tradition; teachings passed down from previous generations
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry)
old Kanto-area folk songs
Hitachi Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Hitachi province; approx. 720 CE)
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
fields (of rice and other crops)
celebrating in advance; advance blessing (e.g. of crops)