boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration)
dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
common nutmeg (tree) (Myristica fragrans)
stuffed food (e.g. eggs, tomatoes)
an old woman's gray hair; old woman with white hair
confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
medicine for internal disorders
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536-1565), Shougun 1545-1565
short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship
Kinoshita Toukichirō (1920.3.25-)
total work of art; complete work of art; Gesamtkunstwerk; artwork that integrates music, poetry, and acting; composite art
burnt rice; scorched rice; crispy rice at bottom of cooking pan; woman who hangs out with gay men
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
Chinese goods; imported goods; (arch.) secondhand goods; (arch.) old furniture
Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)