Short for 陸前国 (Rikuzen-no-kuni): Rikuzen Province, one of the provinces of Japan separated from the older 陸奥 (Mutsu) Province in the early Meiji period; today part of Miyagi and Iwate prefectures

previous remarks, last statement, earlier words / preamble

grey plover / Short for 大膳職.

index finger / forefinger

antenatal education (i.e. doing things deemed beneficial to the development of a baby in utero, such as playing calming music, talking and reading stories to the foetus, and maintaining a general healthy and mindful mentality in the expectant mother)

typing (the act of typing)

lunar calendar

太陰暦: a lunar calendar

a big fish

large-flowered / large flower