chrysanthemum sake; rice wine infused with chrysanthemum, served on the Chrysanthemum Festival (September 9); strong mirin, typical of Kaga and Higo provinces
manners and customs; folkways; usage
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
northern part; the north (of a region)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
autumn festival; fall festival
ninth day of the month; nine days
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
program (musical, concert, theatrical, etc.); programme
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
to gather; to collect; to assemble
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence