smallpox demon; smallpox devil; deity to whom one prays for immunity to smallpox
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
Yamanashi prefecture (Chūbu area)
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
don't you think?; indicates question
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
foot-operated bellows; foot bellows
to explain adequately; to be accountable
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
epidemic; plague; pestilence
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
general term; generic name
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)