mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts
large-headed dwarf statue, bringer of good luck
children's shelter; shelter for abused and neglected children
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
special adoption; plenary adoption; adoption in which the relationship with the biological parents is dissolved
fish that are called by different names as they grow larger
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
Sachertorte; chocolate cake filled with apricot jam and topped with chocolate icing
god of marriage; matchmaker
in puffs; in whiffs; in flashes
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
god of fortune; god of wealth
tourist bus; sightseeing bus
water breaking (during pregnancy)
perpetuation of one's descendants
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
foreign capital (e.g. in a company); foreign investment
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
such a thing; something like that
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person