festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
first calligraphy of the year
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
being busy with many things; extreme busyness due to pressure of business
vaginal discharge; menstruation; afterbirth
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
pledge made over sake cups; exchange of nuptial cups
gift for close relatives or friends (given on the occasion of a family celebration); family celebration; private celebration
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times; the seven common disguises of ninja
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
innocent girl; naive girl; virgin
mugwort-flavored rice dumpling (flavoured)
half-wit; fool; simpleton
bill collection; bill collector
tiger's tail; gooseneck loosestrife (species of flowering plant, Lysimachia clethroides); Asplenium incisum (species of spleenwort)
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
children's song; nursery song
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
sake offered to someone; treat of sake