Owari - Owari

Japanese: 大割 - おおわり

〘noun〙① The general outline of something. An outline. ※Kana Zoushi, Shimizu Monogatari (1638), vol. 1: "If you apply these four characters to anything, you will be able to determine the general divisions of judgment." ② The extravagant practice of splitting wood, especially fragrant wood, into large pieces. Also, wood that has been split into large pieces. ※Ukiyo Zoushi, Wankyu Nisei (1691), vol. 1: "When a tree of a name such as Hatsuse was split into large pieces and burned ." ③ In the Edo period, a method of levying expenses incurred by feudal domains for civil engineering works and other public works projects, which was allocated to counties. ⇔ Small divisions. ※County division ledger - Kyoho 6th year (1721) (Mino Kano Domain) "The amount of 84 ryo 1 bu silver 7 momme 5 bu for the construction of rivers was divided into large divisions."

O-wari [big discount]

A particularly large piece of split wood. It is used when pounding rice cakes or other steaming foods to create a lot of steam.

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 物事のだいたいのところ。概略。※仮名草子・清水物語（1638）上「四つの字を何事にもあてて見れば、分別の大わりはさだまるなり」② 木、特に香木などを大きめに割る、ぜいたくなやり方をすること。また、大きく割った木。※浮世草子・椀久二世（1691）上「初瀬などいへる名の木を大割(オホワリ)にして焼(たき)かけぬれば」③ 江戸時代、諸藩が土木工事その他の公共事業に要した経費の賦課方法で、郡に割り当てるもの。⇔小割。※郡中割元帳‐享保六年（1721）（美濃加納藩）「川々御普請入用八拾四両壱分銀七匁五分大割為致」