three; three years of age
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to become settled; to be fixed
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to be erected; to be built
residence; housing; residential building
even though; despite; when
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
historic spot; historic remains; ruins
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
castle site; ruins of a castle
building lot; residential land
historic; historical; traditional
national holiday; festival day
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
side of the road; roadside
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
general term; generic name
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hokora; small wayside shrine
really; truly; indeed; good grief
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
(licensed) red light district
government official; clerk
business trip; official trip