Yamagata prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
one thin flat object; one sheet
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
shoji (paper sliding door)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
son of a bitch; piece of shit
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor