yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to lose one's way; to get lost
prickling; stinging; tingling
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
holding two or more positions concurrently
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
to carry around; to carry on one's person
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
Nagano prefecture (Chūbu area)
archeological excavation (archaeological)
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
decoration; ornament; trimmings
Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
to revere; to respect; to worship
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
depiction; description; portrayal
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
point in common; common feature
God; god; ace; king; superior person
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
to state; to express; to mention
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable