konara oak (Quercus serrata); pin oak
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
season; time of the year; seasonal festival; seasonal banquet; seasonal feast
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
fifth day of the month; five days
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
sixth day of the month; six days
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
Tokushima prefecture (Shikoku)
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept