Kan'en era (1748.7.12-1751.10.27)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
barrette; hair clip; hair slide; hair band
good luck charm; something that encourages or invites good luck
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
athletic meet (esp. at primary school); sports day; field day
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
apologies for the crude food
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
putting one's courage to the test
separation; divorce; severing of connections
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
children's park; children's playground
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
shameless; infamous; disgraceful