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cornerstone; foundation stone

Tosa dialect

day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer

house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud

civil engineering and construction

causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment

indigenous people; native people; natives; aborigines

product of the land

present; souvenir

Food, cooking

food steam-boiled in an earthenware teapot

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Tosa Diary (935CE)

Word usually written using kana alone; Usu. as ドツボにはまる

terrible situation; awful state of affairs; (being) in the shit

Word usually written using kana alone

night-soil reservoir dug in a field

Word usually written using kana alone; Orig. meaning

night-soil pot

Rare term

earthenware vessel; earthen urn

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays

the (civil engineering and) construction industry

to level the ground

civil engineering

land use

earthen rice cooker

land improvement

souvenir shop

making things out of dirt (for fun)

wrinkled frog (Rana rugosa)

domestic pigeon; feral pigeon

language of the natives; local language; native tongue

dialect; patois

one's innate character; spirit; backbone