sacred wooden pole used in traditional Koshogatsu ceremonies
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where the newly-wed wife is hit on the rump with a sacred wooden pole to ensure her fertility
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
quite; utterly; really; completely
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
three and eight; Arisaka Type 38 rifle
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
the year before a critical age; the year before an inauspicious year
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
five and seven; 35th day after a person's death
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
want to ... do something; would like to ...
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)