person who has been tattooed as a punishment for a crime (Edo period)
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard)
exclusion; retraction; displacement
miyamairi; newborn child's first visit to a shrine (within about 30 days of being born); visiting a shrine
mud and tile wall topped with tiles
colonnade; row of columns
mountain mist; mountain air
Yamauchi Youdou (1827-1872)
single-stringed Japanese zither
rust-proofing; anti-corrosive
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki; Chinese table cuisine
from island to island; island-hopping