dismantling a (family) tomb
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
oyaki; fried round wheat or buckwheat flour cake with various fillings; imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
gigantic peak; kyoho grape; large purple-black slip-skin grape variety, like Concord grapes
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
staff with plaited paper streamers
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to be settled; to be brought to an end
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
folklore studies; folkloristics
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
vacant house; unoccupied house
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects