to say; to tell; to state; to do
folklore studies; folkloristics
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
Orikuchi Shinobu (1887.2.11-1953.9.3)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
knowing; (an) acquaintance
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
viceroy; governor-general
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
land reclamation (from sea)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
cultivated fields; countryside
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron