mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables
company person; company man; company woman; corporate soldier
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
Matsumoto Seichou (1909.12.21-1992.8.4)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
temporary closing of classes
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
patient's registration ticket
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
money-making; earning money
or; OR (Boolean operator)
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation