those were hottate bashira (earthfast post ) structures which were built with posts fixed at their bases in holes dug into the ground . それらは地面に穴を掘って柱の根本を固定する掘立柱建物である。
since steaming too long causes the eggs to coagulate too much , which results in holes forming in the tamago dofu , it is advisable to place a cloth over the steamer pot and place the pot lid on the cloth so as not to cover the pot tightly . 蒸しすぎると卵が凝固しすぎてしまい隙間(鬆)ができるため、蒸し器のふたはずらしてふきんをはさむとよい。
according to it , nozuchi lives in holes of trees deep in the mountains , and a large one is 3 jaku (about 90cm ) long and 5 sun (about 15cm ) in diameter; on seeing a human being , it comes down the hill and bites his/her on the leg , however , since it cannot crawl up hills fast , when encountering nozuchi , it can be dodged by running away to a higher place . 深山の木の穴に住み、大きいものでは体長3尺(約90センチメートル)、直径5寸(約15センチメートル)、人を見ると坂を転がり下って人の足に噛みつくが、坂を登るのは遅いので、出くわしたときには高いところへ逃げると良いという。