shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
time; meeting; coming together; equality, warning, or riddance of hindrances (esp. in esoteric Buddhism as vows of the buddhas and bodhisattvas)
winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
any god of foodstuffs; Uka-no-Mitama (god of rice)