ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; dance steps inspired by this ceremony
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
amphiaster; diaster; double star; visual double
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
lathe; potter's wheel; windlass; pulley
husband and wife; married couple
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
miser; niggard; cheapskate
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
resonance; sympathetic vibration
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
big catch (fishing); good haul
magical power; mystical force
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
killing time; staving off boredom
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)