fried mochi covered in soy sauce and wrapped in nori
praying by proxy; applying by proxy
sweetened rice-flour cakes for offering at the Dolls' Festival
extravagant (spending); generous; luxurious; bubbly; bubblelike
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
perpetuation of one's descendants
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
or; OR (Boolean operator)
with a single flash of light; glitteringly; sparklingly; twinklingly
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
Japanese (people, language, style)
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing
phi; diameter (units assumed, esp. mm)
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
sharply; harshly; stingingly
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour