shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest; seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine
peas; garden peas; field peas
sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
garden sorrel (Rumex acetosa); cock sorrel; sour dock
Heisei period (January 8, 1989-April 30, 2019)
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata); family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
small, round cookie; small, round biscuit
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
losing the means of livelihood
Japanese freshwater crab (Geothelphusa dehaani)
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
magic point (videogames); MP
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
another thing; other things; another man's property
being fond of children; person fond of children
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make