Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
to become clear; to be made public
prayer service for a good crop
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
abundant harvest; bumper crop
divination that predicts the events of the whole year (esp. concerning crops)
to lean against; to set against
division of a shrine's tutelary deity, in order to share it with another shrine; spirit divided in such a manner
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
same kind (race); homogeneousness
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
tori-no-ichi (held at Ōtori Shrine on each day of the Rooster in November)
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
silence; stillness; quietness
(giving) instruction; initiation
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
long roofed passageway (originally having an earthen floor and used as a bridle path)
flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
shaving; planing; cutting; shavings; flakes
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula); Japanese bullfinch
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
before god; before an altar
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
fields (of rice and other crops)