Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
instant; moment; for an instant
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
cancellation; writing off (a debt); indicating a long sound in kana; tug o' war; tug of war
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
these guys; these fellows
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
every place; various places
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
powerful family; powerful clan
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
ritual; religious service; festival
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
shrine built to a guardian deity
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
source of funds; resources; finances
lineal descendant; clan member
parishioner representative
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
patriarch; head of a family
Emperor Go-Daigo; Go-Daigo Tenno (1288-1339 CE, reigning: 1318-1339 CE)