hamlet; subunit of village
burakumin area
山奥に小さな部落があった。
There was a small hamlet deep in the mountains.
この部落は百年以上の歴史を持つ。
This hamlet has a history of over a hundred years.
部落の住民がお祭りの準備を手伝っていた。
The hamlet residents were helping with the festival preparations.