local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
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)
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
rice reaping; rice harvesting
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
5th in rank; fifth sign of the Chinese calendar
standard days signifying the changing of the seasons (i.e. setsubun, higan, etc.)
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
deity of rice fields and harvests
Kōchi prefecture (Shikoku)
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
being on duty; person on duty
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
stone tower; stone pagoda; tombstone; gravestone
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)
washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice; offering of consecrated washed rice
fields (of rice and other crops)
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
multistoried; multilayered
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(Japanese) Meteorological Agency; JMA
meteorological observatory
weather measurement station