Yanba (a koaza in Kawarahata, Naganohara, Agatsuma district, Gunma Prefecture, Japan)

place, arena, course / while, period

a place where people gather to live their lives; a village or hamlet

(of size or amount) small, little, tiny / (of age) young, little

A glottal stop or “choked sound”. / The sokuon: a small form of ツ (tsu). In romanization, this is represented by doubling the following consonant. The equivalent in hiragana is っ.

(for a child to) be raised, grow up / (for vegetables etc.) to grow / nurture, train (professionals)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

the eighth day of the month / eight days

eight, 8

snack; treat; refreshments