sphere; circle; range; category
Tottori prefecture (Chūgoku area)
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku)
Wakayama prefecture (Kinki area)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
rice cultivation; rice crop
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
quickly; calmly; intently
first seven days of the year
Emperor Jinmu; legendary founding Emperor of Japan
Metal Rooster (58th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1921, 1981, 2041)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
addition; increase; Canada
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
fortifying mochi; mochi that improves one's strength; mochi received from one's parents after giving birth; mochi given to a toddler on its first birthday
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
rice gruel with adzuki beans
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
first opening of warehouse after New Year
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
drinking party; banquet; feast
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time