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
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
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
neglecting; leaving alone
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
settlement; permanent residency
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!