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(one's parents') home

6

north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

9

sponsors of rikishi or their stables

1

censer; incense burner

1

(flower) vase

1

shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

prayer (for something); supplication

1

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

16

health; healthy; sound; fit

2

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

1

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

2

ritual; religious service; festival

5

boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier

1

New Year's pine decoration

1

edge of the eaves; house frontage

2

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil

1

the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel

1

southwest

2

unlucky quarter (southwest)

1

warding off evil; protecting against misfortune

1

southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

purification

1

white

2

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

2

Shōki the Plague-Queller; Zhong Kui (traditional Chinese deity said to prevent plagues and ward off evil beings); vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, and reputedly able to command 80,000 demons; Shoki (WWII fighter aircraft)

1

under the eaves

2

Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

7

cake wrapped in bamboo leaves

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

2

Nomoto Kan'ichi

1

eaves; edge of the eaves

1

color of water after washing rice (colour)

2

babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

3

strong-smelling edible plant (esp. perennials of the family Liliaceae, e.g. Welsh onion, garlic, wild rocambole, etc.)

1

flour dumplings in soup

2

garlic (Allium sativum)

1

mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district

1

monster

1

essence; the best; chic; smart; considerate; understanding

1

if; in case; supposing

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

1

from out of nowhere; from who knows where

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

2

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

5

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

1

suspicious person

1