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初歩 (unclass); 肇歩 (unclass); 肇穂 (unclass); 発歩 (unclass); 発穂 (unclass) | |||
初帆; 発帆 | |||
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First fruits; the first ripened shoots of rice niinamesai, kannamesai offered to the kami to protect the harvest or as a harvest thanksgiving. By extension any offering made to the kami A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking) |