mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
archeological excavation (archaeological)
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
is something that; is that which
footwear; footgear; shoes
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
study; research; investigation
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
board, plank or sheet shaped
diversion; putting something to another use
rice cultivation; rice crop
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to be intimate with; to befriend
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
recollection; reminiscence
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
clearly; distinctly; vividly
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty