岩手 花巻 伝統の「泣き相撲」子どもの健やかな成長願う

child

baby; infant

vigorous; healthy; sound

1. growth; development; growing up; becoming an adult 2. growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

Hanamaki (city) (place)

1. home area; home town 2. local

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1. figure; form; shape 2. appearance; dress; guise

1. (wrestling) ring 2. forum (e.g. for discussion)

1. to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised 2. to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

1. to resound; to be heard far away 2. to reverberate; to shake; to vibrate

Touwachō (place)

Kumanojinsha (place)

Edo period (1603-1868 CE)

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

event; function

the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))

holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)

Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)

the whole country

post-natal; since birth

half a year; six months

children

pink

happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat

headband

1. master; boss; chief; foreman; supervisor 2. stable master

1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke 2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)

1. samurai costume; old ceremonial costume 2. top and bottom; up and down; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends

1. to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug 2. to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)

1. east and west 2. Orient and Occident; East and West

1. to branch; to fork; to diverge 2. to separate; to split; to divide

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1. to match (rhythm, speed, etc.) 2. to join together; to unite; to combine; to add up

each other; one another

1. to bring near; to bring close; to let go near 2. to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1. staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first 2. constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

1. defeat; loss; losing (a game) 2. failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.)

smile

1. to float; to set afloat; to launch 2. to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.)

lovely; sweet

1. state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances 2. appearance; look; aspect

cheer; shout of joy

smiling face; smile

1. to wrap up; to pack; to bundle; to do up 2. to cover; to envelop; to shroud; to engulf

Hanamaki (place; surname)

(within a) city; local

father

tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable

1. on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; happily; peacefully 2. to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)