throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
bamboo stick used to strike meditators into greater wakefulness (in Zen Buddhism); striking someone's wrist with one's index and middle finger
to mellow; to become softened by maturity
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
ladder form of "high" kanji
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
mobile sales (e.g. food trucks); mobile catering; route sales
citizen of a prefecture; prefectural citizen
New Year's Eve; December 31
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
Yamanashi (city, prefecture); wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia); wild Japanese pear
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
campground; campsite; camping-ground
to satisfy one's appetite