fall season; autumn season
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
Tōkyō Nichinichi Shimbun (1872-1943, became the Mainichi Shimbun)
Noto (former province located in the north of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture); Noto (peninsula)
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
going west; leaving for the west
festival; feast; carnival
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
entering the barracks; enlistment
southern part; the south (of a region)
Tsugaru (Western region of Aomori Prefecture)
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
high steward; grand master
Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass); Cymbopogon tortilis var. goeringii (variety of grass closely related to lemongrass); thatching grass; thatching sedge
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
farmland; rice field or paddy
Nishiwaki Junzaburou (1894.1.20-1982.6.5)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy); drawing; painting
going to the hospital for regular treatment
sixth anniversary of a death
Buddhist memorial service
Kitahara Hakushuu (1885-1942)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple