栃若時代

とちわかじだい

era during the 1950s dominated by grand champions tochinishiki and wakanohana i

栃木

とちぎ

Tochigi (city, prefecture)

栃麺

とちめん

noodles made from regular flour and horse chestnut flour

栃餅

とちもち

cake made from pounded horse chestnuts and mochi rice

栃木県

とちぎけん

Tochigi prefecture (Kanto area)

栃麺棒

とちめんぼう

rolling pin for making horse chestnut noodles

栃栗毛

とちくりげ

dark chestnut (horse coat color)

栃の実

とちのみ

chestnut

若

わか

youth

栃葉人参

とちばにんじん トチバニンジン

Japanese ginseng (Panax japonicus)

栃木県警

とちぎけんけい

Tochigi Prefectural Police (abbr)

若干

じゃっかん そこばく そくばく そこば

some, few, a number of, a little (bit)

若い

わかい

young, youthful

若し

もし

if, in case, supposing

若紫

わかむらさき

light purple, mauve

若輩

じゃくはい

young person, inexperienced person, novice

若朽

being young yet unambitious; being young but lacking spirit

若狭

Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)

若葉

わかば どんよう

new leaves, fresh verdure